- Tilak Verma scored a brilliant century in the third T20 match for Team India which was playing a 4 match T20 series on the South Africa tour. After this feat, his name was linked with former all-rounder of the Indian team, with whom he shares 36 of his qualities…
Team India is currently on a tour of South Africa to play a 4-match T20 series under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Thanks to the stormy century of batsman Tilak Verma, Team India won the third match of this series by 11 runs.
Right-handed batsman Tilak Varma scored a brilliant century in the match and with this his name is being linked with India’s legendary T20 all-rounder. It is being said that Tilak Varma is completely like a shadow of this former Indian all-rounder, let us tell you why this is so…
Tilak Verma turned out to be a copy of Raina
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In international cricket, the statistics of right-handed batsman Tilak Verma are coming out in such a way that a glimpse of Suresh Raina is visible in him. Both the players were born in the month of November. Both are right-handed batsmen and bowl left-handed off-break spin. Both the players have scored half-centuries in the second match of IPL. In the first season of IPL, both the players scored more than 350 runs and took 10 catches. Both the players debuted in T20 International at the age of 20.
Amazing chemistry between Raina and Tilak
In the T20 International match in which both the players scored their first half-century, Team India had to face defeat. Along with this, in these matches, the opposing team achieved the target in 18.5 overs. Both the players took wickets in their very first over in T20 International and Team India had to face defeat in that match. Along with this, the first century in T20 International came against South Africa, that too while batting at number 3. Seeing this combination, it would not be wrong to say that Tilak Varma has all 36 qualities of Raina.
Tilak Verma won everyone’s heart
In the third T20 match played against South Africa, Tilak Varma played an unbeaten innings of 107 runs in 56 balls while batting explosively. During this fiery innings, he hit 8 fours and 7 sixes. Due to his innings, Team India won the match by 11 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the series. Team India is just one step away from creating history on this tour. The team will want to win the series by winning the last match, while South Africa will come out to save the series.