Tilak Varma is an Indian cricketer who plays for the team India. Tilak Varma was born on Nov 08, 2002; and as of 2024, he is 22 years old. Tilak Varma is a batter from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and bats left-handed. In Tilak Varma’s ODI career, he has played 4 matches to date in his ODI career and has scored 68 runs, with an average of 23.
Tilak Varma has hit 6 fours and 1 sixes in his ODI career. One of his recent ODI matches occurred in Dec 2023 at Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa, where he contributed 52 runs off 77 balls. Tilak Varma has played 16 matches to date in his T20 career and has scored 336 runs, with an average of 34.
Tilak Varma has hit 29 fours and 16 sixes in his T20 career. In his most recent T20 match against Afghanistan at IS Bindra Cricket Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, India, which took place in Jan 2024, Tilak Varma contributed 26 runs off 22 balls to his team’s total.
Tilak Varma is ranked 65th in the ICC T20 batting rankings with a total of 455 points.
He made his IPL debut in 2022. N. Tilak Varma has played 26 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 765 runs, with an average of 38.25. He has also slammed 3 half-centuries, with his highest IPL score being 84* runs.
N. Tilak Varma has hit 56 fours and 40 sixes in his IPL career. In the IPL Auction 2024, the Mumbai franchise acquired the services of N. Tilak Varma for Rs 1.70 Cr. In Mar 2024, he played his last IPL match against Gujarat at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India, scoring 25 runs off 19 balls.
Tilak Varma Biography
| Full name | Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma |
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| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Nov 08, 2002 (21 years) |
| Birth Place | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh |
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| Profession | Cricketer (All-rounder Batsman) |
| Country | |
| Cricket Role | Right arm offbreak |
| Father name | Namboori Nagaraju (electrician) |
| Mother name | Name Not Known |
| Married | |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | |
| Children | |
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| Current Residence | |
| Nationality | |
| Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Left-hand Bat |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | Under-19– 19 January 2020 against Sri Lanka at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, South Africa ODI– 15 September 2023 against Bangladesh at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Test– Not Yet Played T20– 3 August 2023 vs West Indies at Brian Lara Stadium |
| Teams | Hyderabad, India U19 B, India U19, Mumbai Indians, India A, South Zone, India |
Tilak Varma Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 180 cm in meters– 1.80 m in feet & inches– 5’ 11” |
| Weight | in kilograms– 70 kg in pounds– 154 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 Inches – Waist: 32 Inches – Biceps: 12 Inches |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Tilak Varma Profile
The son of an electrician from Hyderabad, Tilak Varma didn’t have the best resources at his disposal but what he had was an innate talent for batting. Varma was spotted by a childhood coach playing tennis ball cricket, and the coach took him under his wing. In his early teens, the southpaw used to travel 40kms to and fro for practice at the Legala Cricket Academy, all sponsored by his childhood coach Salim Bayash.
The efforts paid dividends as Mumbai Indians came calling, picking him at the 2022 auctions. The 2022 IPL season was one to forget MI, as they finished rock bottom but Varma’s performance was a bright spark for the franchise. He was the second-highest run-getter for MI and looked like he belonged against some of the best in the world. Varma followed that up with another solid IPL season and got his maiden T20I call-up for the series against West Indies shortly after.
Varma has been a steady eddy for India in the middle order. His ability to switch gears alongside his useful off-breaks makes him a premium product in this Indian setup. Still in his early 20s, the ceiling for a player like Tilak Varma could be too high.
Tilak Varma Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 4 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 52 | 22.66 | 119 | 57.14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 16 | 15 | 5 | 336 | 55* | 33.60 | 241 | 139.41 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| FC | 16 | 24 | 3 | 1059 | 121 | 50.42 | 1750 | 60.51 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 32 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 29 | 29 | 4 | 1304 | 156* | 52.16 | 1335 | 97.67 | 5 | 6 | 101 | 49 | 13 | 0 |
| T20s | 71 | 69 | 17 | 2067 | 121* | 39.75 | 1456 | 141.96 | 1 | 13 | 163 | 98 | 35 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 4 | 2 | 42 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – | 5.57 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 16 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 13.00 | 5.20 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 16 | 8 | 193 | 103 | 8 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 12.87 | 3.20 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 29 | 13 | 272 | 214 | 8 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 26.75 | 4.72 | 34.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 71 | 17 | 160 | 190 | 6 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 31.66 | 7.12 | 26.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tilak Varma IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.70 Cr | Mumbai |
| 2023 | 1.70 Cr | Mumbai |
| 2024 | 1.70 Cr | Mumbai |
Tilak Varma’s Social Media Accounts
| Tilak Varma (@tilakvarma9) | |
| Tilak Varma (@TilakV9) | |
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| Wikipedia | Tilak Varma |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Tilak Varma
- Tilak Varma is an Indian cricketer who played for India in the 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
- Tilak grew up in Hyderabad, Telangana, in a financially weak family.
- Tilak developed a great interest in sports when he was too young.
- When he was 10 years old, Varma enrolled himself in the Legala Sports Academy, Telangana, to get trained in cricket. There, he was mentored by Salam Bayash.
- Tilak revealed in an interview that his father worked very hard to support his cricket training. He further shared that when his father couldn’t afford to provide for his cricket expenses, his coach took care of all his expenses. His coach even ensured that he was provided with everything that he required during training.
- Tilak made his first-class debut, in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018. He played for Hyderabad in the tournament. His debut match was against Andhra. In the tournament, Tilak scored 215 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 147.26.
- On 28 September 2018, he made his List A debut for Hyderabad in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. During the tournament, he scored 180 runs in 5 games and also took 4 wickets.
- In December 2019, he made it to the U-19 Indian cricket team for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He played 6 games in the competition and managed to score only 86 runs.
- In February 2022, during the 2022 Indian Premier League auction, his bid started at Rs. 20 lakh and he was bought by Mumbai Indians at Rs. 1.9 crore. Although the team lost its first two matches, Tilak’s performance in the game was praised by the audience. In the second match of the league, Tilak scored a 33-ball-61 against Rajasthan Royals at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
- Tilak is a middle-order batsman.
- He loves dogs and owns a pet dog named Trigger.
- Varma has a deep faith in Lord Ganesha.
- In March 2022, when Tilak’s parents went to Mumbai to watch their son play cricket for the first time. Talking to a media person, Tilak’s father revealed that he had never seen his son play cricket before this.
- In April 2022, Tilak scored a half-century for Mumbai-Indian, becoming the youngest cricketer to do so.
- In an interview, Tilak revealed that he had to wait for even basic things in childhood.
- During the 2022 Indian Premier League auction, Tilak was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs. 1.9 crore. He earned 8.5 times more than his base price, as his bidding started at Rs. 20 lakh.
- Tilak revealed that he wanted to purchase a house for his parents with his IPL remuneration.
- Tilak’s father described his (Tilak’s) everyday routine while Varma was an Under-14 player.
