Key facts
- Tilak Varma scored 136 off 56 balls in TG20
- Innings came days after India A's tri-series win
- Varma is 22 years old and among India's hottest T20 prospects
Tilak Varma continued his sensational run of form by smashing 136 off 56 balls in the TG20 tournament, a breathtaking innings that came just days after his starring role in India A's tri-series triumph.
The left-handed batter's knock was a showcase of clean hitting and calculated aggression, with a strike rate that placed it among the most destructive T20 innings by an Indian batter in recent memory. Varma, who has been in exceptional touch across multiple formats and competitions, showed no signs of fatigue or distraction as he dismantled the opposition attack.
His India A tri-series exploits had already elevated his stock considerably, and this TG20 masterclass arrives at a time when India's T20I selectors are weighing their options ahead of a busy international calendar. The innings will almost certainly intensify calls for Varma to be given an extended run in the national side.
At just 22 years old, Varma is increasingly being spoken of as India's next big white-ball batting force. An innings of 136 off 56 balls, in whatever competition, sends an unmistakable message — one that the selectors will find very hard to look past.