Tilak Varma hails tips from Rohit, Kohli, Tendulkar after maiden India call-up

Tilak Varma walked out to bat for South Zone on the second day of the Duleep Trophy right here on Thursday with new confidence. For, on the earlier evening, Tilak had earned his maiden worldwide call-up, as a part of the T20I squad to tour West Indies.

“My childhood friend called me and said that I had been selected. I made a video call to my parents – they were crying. My coach (Salam Bayash) was also very emotional,” Tilak stated.

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Tilak was picked after his stellar present for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023, the place he scored 343 runs at a median of 42.88 and a strike fee of 164.11.

The Hyderabad southpaw acknowledged that he acquired essential suggestions from MI captain Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.

“I’ve spoken a lot to Sachin sir, Rohit bhai and Virat sir. The main thing they say is that when your subconscious mind is in the right place, you will do well. They tell me to visualise how I will bat even when I am in the hotel room. That is the sort of mindset I’m working on,” Tilak stated.

It was not the perfect day for Tilak with the bat, as his 46 was not sufficient to present South Zone the first-innings lead over North Zone.“

Unfortunately, we did not get a big total, but we are still looking for an outright win,” Tilak stated.