"We are far too obsessed with individual achievement within a team sport," Harsha Bhogle points out the lack of landmarks in T20 cricket.
Tilak Varma, the 20-year-old left-handed batter, scored crucial 49* runs in the third T20I against West Indies and can break Virat Kohli's record for most runs in bilateral T20I series.
20-year-old Tilak Varma has taken international cricket by storm in his first appearance at the highest level with three good innings in a row in the ongoing T20I series against the West Indies.
India skipper Hardik Pandya has been at the receiving end of all the criticism ever since he finished the 3rd T20I with a six when Tilak Varma was unbeaten on 49 at the other end with more than two overs to go.
Tilak Varma made his international debut in the first T20I against the West Indies and has shown great temperament so far. He has so far scored 139 runs in his first three T20Is, joint-second most for India in the format in this aspect.
Netizens brutally troll Hardik Pandya after his six to win the game for India in the 3rd T20I denied Tilak Varma yet another half-century for India.
Tilak Varma after two outstanding seasons in the IPL received a maiden call-up for the Indian team and has already impressed many with his temperament and ability of ball-striking in the first two T20Is against West Indies.
Veteran all-rounder R Ashwin talked about India's middle-order options ahead of the World Cup and gave an out-of-the-box suggestion with key players currently injured.
Nicholas Pooran smashed 67 off 40 to single-handedly guide West Indies to an easy two-wicket win while chasing a 153-run target.
Tilak Varma top scored with 51 off 41 in the second T20I against West Indies and registered two huge records to his name.
"I have always believed that in T20 cricket, if you lose wickets, it becomes difficult to chase down a total. When we lost a couple of wickets in a row, it cost us," Hardik added.
Tilak Varma scaled a few records on his T20I debut against the West Indies at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad.
West Indies beat India by 4 runs in a low-scoring thriller as the Men in Blue batters failed to apply themselves on a tricky surface at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba in the first T20I.
Tilak Varma smashed three sixes and two fours to announce his entry into international cricket during the first T20I against West Indies.
Mukesh Kumar became the 103rd player to play for India in T20Is as he made his debut alongside Tilak Varma in the series opener against West Indies.
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Tilak Varma was rewarded for impressive IPL performances by the selectors handing him a maiden call-up to the India squad for the upcoming West Indies T20Is.
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