Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa heaped praise on young Indian middle batter Tilak Varma for his positive and aggressive approach in the T20 cricket against West Indies. The Southpaw has been the best Indian batter for India scoring 146 runs for India in the last four games.
Tilak Varma has grabbed the eyes of many experts and fans for his outstanding performance in the last three matches against the West Indies. The Hyderabad cricketer had scored his maiden fifty in the second T20I and formed a brilliant partnership alongside Suryakumar Yadav to win the game for India in the third T20 game.
Speaking on Jiocinema, Robin Uthappa lauded the Left-handed youngster Tilak Varma for his presence of mind in the game and praised him for putting pressure back on the opponents, whenever he gets the opportunity to bat and hailed him for his gameplay against the West Indies spinners in the middle overs.
“What I love about Tilak Varma is that he exercises his presence of mind exceptionally. He goes out there, he knows that he wants to put pressure back on the opposition. He goes in there with a positive mindset to counter-punch and gets the game even Stevens.”
“So you have seen him get off to some flyers in the last three games. But also as soon as the spinners come on, you see that he is very aware of the wicket and paces himself accordingly. He does not add pressure to himself or the team and rotates the strike very well. So you see him striking at 200 in the powerplay, That is a testimony to his mindset and how much he wants to put pressure back on the opposition,” Robin Uthappa said.
Tilak Varma made it into the Indian team following his brilliant season with Mumbai Indians. In IPL 2023 he showed the ability to anchor the innings at a very strike rate–and rescue the team in case of a top-order failure, as he batted in different positions in IPL and domestic cricket.
The left-handed youngster has done exceptionally well for India in the first four games of the 5-match series against West Indies and has shown excellent composure to bat on the tough Caribbean wickets and will look to continue his fine form going into the final and deciding game of the series on Sunday.