Cricketer Tilak Varma biography, age, height, family, cast, village, religion, IPL stats

Cricketer Tilak Varma biography, age, height, family, cast, village, religion, IPL stats

The young and talented Indian cricketer Tilak Varma has been making waves in the domestic cricket scene, know his age, height, family and biography

Since making his first-class debut in the sport, he has remained in the news for all the right reasons. Know more about him in the article below. 

The left-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner have been touted as two of the most promising young cricketers in India. He first came into the limelight at the Under-19 World Cup held in South Africa in 2020. 

Cricketer Tilak Varma biography, age, height, family, cast, village, religion and IPL stats

Born on November 8, 2002, Tilak Verma hails from Hyderabad, Telangana. At the age of 10, he joined the Legala Sports Academy in Telangana to pursue his dream to become a cricketer.

The 20 year old has a height of 5 feet 11 inches. He is a Hindu by religion.

Tilak Verma’s Education

Varma attended the Hyderabad Public School in Begumpet, Hyderabad. He later earned his degree and is now a graduate.

Tilak Verma’s Family And Personal Life

His father, Namboori Nagaraju, is an electrician, and his mother is a homemaker. Due to the financial difficulties of his family, his father worked hard to support him financially.

He also has one elder brother. Meanwhile, there is no information available on his dating life.

Tilak Varma’s Cricket Career

The most significant fact about Tilak is that he made his first appearances in domestic cricket for Hyderabad between the ages of 16 and 17 and in first-class cricket at the age of 18. 

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On December 30, 2018, he played his first game of first-class cricket against a local Andhra team. And in the four first-class matches he has had the opportunity to play so far, he has scored 255 runs with two half centuries.

The List A Debut For Tilak

On September 28, 2019, he faced the Saurashtra side in his List A debut for the Hyderabad team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Tilak has also had the opportunity to participate in 16 List-A matches, during which time he scored 180 runs in five matches and also took four wickets.

Tilak has participated in 15 T20 matches so far, totalling 381 runs with a 143 strike rate.

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He made media headlines when he pitched the best inning in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup final. He scored 215 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with a strike rate of 149. 

Varma was chosen for India’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2020, and during this World Cup, he made 86 runs in six matches with a respectable strike rate.

Tilak Varma’s First IPL Game

He makes his IPL debut at the age of 20. In 2022, he made his IPL debut with the Mumbai Indians, one of the league’s most successful teams. 

Mumbai Indians paid Rs 1.9 crores to acquire Tilak in the IPL 2022 auction, which was 8.5 times his base rate of Rs.20 lakhs.

Tilak Verma’s Wiki

Full Name Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma
Born November 8, 2002
Age 20 years
Birth Place Hyderabad, India
Tilak Varma Height (approx) 178 cm

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1.78 m

5’ 10” Inch

Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Brown
Batting Style Left Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm Off Break

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