Young Indian batter Tilak Varma has impressed one and all with his powerful batting performances for the Indian cricket team. Varma, who recently made his debut for team India in the series opener, has turned out to be the highest scorer for India in this series.
He played a stunning quick-fire 39 off just 22 balls in the first T20I match. He carried on the momentum in the next couple of games in Guyana and scored 51 and 49 not out, respectively. With his unbeaten knock in the last encounter, Varma has surpassed Nicholas Pooran to become the leading run-getter of the series with 139 runs.
In fact, riding on his remarkable performances, Tilak Varma has now made it to the ICC rankings. On Wednesday, the latest T20I players’ rankings were released, wherein Tilak found himself in the 46th spot with 503 rating points. Interestingly, Tilak is already ahead of the likes of Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, and captain Hardik Pandya.
While he impressed everyone with his batting prowess, he also reminded the Indian cricket fans of legend Suresh Raina. Tilak made everyone nostalgic with his powerful shots and style of play as he made us miss our World Cup hero Raina. There are many who are calling Tilak Varma – the next Suresh Raina of Team India. Many are even calling him the answer to Team India’s dedicated search for stability in the middle order.
Interestingly, not many are aware of the fact that Tilak idolized Raina while growing up. Well, now he is even following in the footsteps of his idol.
Here, in this article, we bring you 9 unbelievable similarities between Suresh Raina and Tilak Varma. Have a look:
Suresh Raina And Tilak Varma Similarities:
– Both were born in November
– Both are left Handed Batsman
– Both are right arm off break Bowler
– Both scored their maiden IPL Fifty in 2nd match
– Both amassed 350+ runs in 1st Two IPL Seasons
– Both of them made their T20I Debut at 20 age
– Both of them picked two Catches in T20I Debut
– Both of them scored their maiden T20I 50s in a losing cause, Opponent Chased the Target in 18.5 overs
– Both of them remained unbeaten at 49* in an T20I Chase
