Tilak Varma Scores Century during the county’s start, pleads strongly for the test call

For those who only saw Tilak Varma as a T20 striker, the shock of the Hampshire County Championship against Essex offered another story. Varma, one of the most brilliant young talents in India in white ball cricket, has now made a major step towards the realization of its red ball ambitions. The 22 -year -old left -handed spoke of his first century of county championship, making a century composed after having resumed day 3 of 98 *.

Masterclass Tilak Varma

Coming under pressure at 11/2 with the stimulator of England Sam Cook on a hat -trick, Varma showed the type of temperament and technique that you would like in a red ball dough. Its 100 came out of 239 deliveries and included 11 limits and 3 six. Even in the IPL, Tilak looked like a complete paste and, therefore, it is not surprising that he did well phenomenally.

He assembled key partnerships with Fletcha Middleton (52 points), the Ben Brown skipper (43 points), and above all, an unbeaten stand of 129 points with Liam Dawson, who supported him with 79 on 132 balls. Tilak’s sleeves were a masterclass by playing near the body, leaving with discipline and respecting the conditions. He was particularly impressive against Simon Harmer, offender out of the spin, refusing to give him something easy on a rotating surface.

“I always say that testing cricket is my favorite”

Speaking after reaching the milestone, Varma said, “”I always say that test cricket is my favorite game. I was waiting for this opportunity. Being a worldwide drummer n ° 3 in T20is, everyone thinks that I am a good T20 dough. But I know, and I have said it for a long time, I am a good test player. I love playing test cricket, playing near the body, being challenged, especially in English conditions. It was cold today in the morning, so the ball was moving a little and turned around.“”

Varma has now joined the elite list of Indian strikers to score a century during the county’s beginnings – after Piyush Chawla, Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane.

Tilak Varma’s first class statistics

Playing for Hyderabad in domestic cricket, Tilak scored more than 1,200 points in 18 first class games on average 50.16With five centuries and four. He also presented for India in the Duleep trophy and the England Lions series in early 2024.

He is sure to say that Tilak has chosen the right time to join a county team, because the next national season of India will not start until the end of August. Signing for an agreement of four games, Tilak will be eligible to play until Worcestershire match which ends on August 1.