Tilak Varma, the Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman, continued to impress fans with his batting skills as he played a significant knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2023 match held on Tuesday, April 18th at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. MI won the toss and elected to bat first. Despite losing Rohit Sharma early, the opening partnership between Sharma and Ishan Kishan added 41 runs in 4.4 overs. However, Kishan struggled against the spinners and departed in the 12th over. Tilak Varma then played a crucial inning of 37 runs off 17 balls, including four sixes and two fours, to give momentum to MI’s innings. Cameron Green also played an unbeaten knock of 64 off 40 balls, while Tim David contributed with an unbeaten 16, taking MI to an imposing total of 192/5.
Fans were thrilled with Tilak Varma’s consistent performances in the IPL 2023 and expressed their admiration through their reactions on Twitter. Some of the best tweets are listed below.
Tilak Verma is a special talent !! ????????@ImRo45 please Fasttrack him to the Indian team. He is the perfect no.4 player for World Cup 2023.???? pic.twitter.com/6vTC5A1UW9
— Jyran (@Jyran45) April 18, 2023
Tilak Varma Shares His Thoughts on Wicket After Knock Against SRH at Home Ground
Tilak Varma, during the mid-innings break, shared his thoughts on the first innings and disclosed that the pitch was favorable for the bowlers. He stated,
“I think it was a pretty good wicket for bowling so we have a good total. We were also thinking that 185-190 is a good score. We were thinking that if we play the spinners well then we can get the total. (Shot through extra cover to the spinner) I was just waiting for that, it was off the middle of the bat so I enjoyed it. Right now I’m not thinking at all, just want to finish games for MI. Whenever I go to bat, I’m just thinking about helping the team. Right now, it’s not much dew so I think there can be good grip for the spinners so it is good for us.”