The mega occasion might be held in India from October 5 to November 19.
Shastri emphasised that the 20-year-old Varma holds a good place resulting from his standing as a left-handed participant.
Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri mentioned, “I’m very impressed with Tilak Varma. Very, very impressed. And I want a left-hander. So, if I’m looking for a left-hander in the middle order, like Yuvraj Singh and before that was Suresh Raina at five, I would really look in that direction (of Varma).
“Sandy (Sandip) and MSK (Prasad) have been selectors, and if I used to be a selector together with my panel, I might be that present kind, how he is getting his runs.
“So, when I look at the way he has got his runs over the last three months, whether it was for Mumbai Indians, for India, whether it was handling pressure, opposition, or different situations of the game, he has ticked all the boxes for someone so young,” mentioned Shastri.
Varma impressed everybody along with his high quality performances throughout his debut worldwide sequence in opposition to the West Indies just lately, scoring nicely in all of the three T20I matches.
“When it comes to shot selection, when it comes to the range of shots, the ability to be unorthodox, he (Varma) has everything.
“So I’ll be him very intently as a result of he’s scorching in the intervening time, his mindset, his confidence, he understands conditions, which is for me crucial factor,” the former India coach added.
Shastri’s 1983 World Cup-winning teammate Patil, who turned 67 this day, spoke highly about Varma, also bringing Suryakumar Yadav into the equation.
“100 per cent (India ought to hand ODI debut to Tilak Varma) I’ll go along with Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav,” Patil said.
“Who might be within the taking part in XI will be determined after trying on the stability and the opposition. But Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav will each be in my staff,” he added.
On Wednesday, Shastri had said he would include three left-handed batters in the top seven to bolster India’s middle-order ahead of the Asia Cup and the subsequent World Cup.
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com