Tilak Varma’s debut trailer previews Indian cricket
It’s possible that India played poorly and should take the criticism they get for it, but looking at the wider view, players like Gill, Kishan, and Varma aren’t the ones who will lead the team into the future.
CHENNAI: In a T20I game, a 22-ball 39 rarely grabs attention. If your side loses by four runs to a squad that hasn’t been a world-beater in a while, going from 77/4 to 145/9, the odds are significantly worse. The main talking point, aside from the criticism of the defeat to the West Indies in the first T20I, as Friday arose on the Indian subcontinent was Tilak Varma.
Since stealing the show in the Indian Premier League earlier this season, the debutant’s name has been on the radar for India’s debut. From the 2020 U19 World Cup to the 2022 IPL, when he made his debut for the Mumbai Indians, the promise was always there, but this year has been the left-hander’s coming-of-age year.
The story of the young person from Hyderabad’s ascent to the top is motivational in and of itself. Everyone was interested in seeing how Varma will do in international cricket. He unveiled a preview of what’s to come on Thursday, possibly the first of a long career for India. It didn’t matter to him that Alzarri Joseph can reach 140 KPH. He didn’t move as he easily tonked a length ball into the cow corner, only his second of the inning. Joseph remained still and observed. Everyone was aware of the next delivery’s contents. Varma was prepared when the lanky pacer ran in and pitched short to the left-hander. To shuffle and hook the bouncer into the stands, he crossed over on his back foot. 12 runs on three balls and two sixes. With India’s top T20 batsman, Suryakumar Yadav, at the other end, talk about sending a message.
However, it goes beyond merely the intention. Varma waited till Romario Shepherd arrived to bowl a slower delivery across him. To go underneath and loft the ball over further covering, he got down on his knees. So much so that it would have brought to mind Suresh Raina’s inside-out shot for many people. 26 of his 39 runs—or just five balls—came off of boundaries. Despite the fact that Shepherd’s slow bouncer caused him to lose the game, his overall strike rate of 177.27 doesn’t seem too shabby. He attempted to duplicate the pull shot, but it was intercepted by the fielder at short fine leg.
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