Young Team India Patteg Tilak Varma signed an agreement with the Hampshire County Cricket Club for a short red ball stay in the Rothesay County Championship in progress. Tilak Varma will appear in four first class games between June 22 and August 1, while Hampshire officially announced the signature.
The left -handed striker has an impressive record in red ball cricket. Varma scored more than 1,200 points in 18 first class games at an average of 50.16. He struck five centuries and four fifty, one for India has against New Zealand A. In particular, he has not played a first class match since September 2024.
It’s fantastic to have Tilak Varma available – Director of Hampshire cricket
The Hampshire Cricket Giles White Cricket Director said Tilak Varma will be available for the next four county championship games. He added that the club was impatient to see the impact that Varma can have during his passage this summer.
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“It’s fantastic to have Tilak available for the next four county championship games,” said Giles White, quoted by Cricbuzz.
“It is an exciting talent that has already had a big impact on the international scene and in IPL, and we look forward to seeing what he can do for Hampshire this summer.”
Hampshire seventh in division one in the county championship
The Hampshire, acquired by the GMR group of the Indian conglomerate, is seventh in division one in the county championship. The team hopes that Tilak Varma is ensuring the stability of their range of strikers, who had struggled since former captain James Vince retired from the red ball cricket.
Varma is expected to make her county in the county against Essex in Chelmsford from June 22 to 25. He will then appear in a home game against Worcestershire from June 29 to July 2.
Other Indian players have also joined the county championship. Ruturaj Gaikwad is expected to join Yorkshire during the last part of the summer, while Yuzvendra Chahal is expected to return to Northampothire later this month.
Tilak Varma has played 29 international games for India
Tilak Varma has played 29 international games for India. He scored 749 points in 25 T20is with an average of 49.93, including two centuries and three half-century. Varma holds the highest average among the strikers of the full nations ICC and the second highest level in male T20is.
The left-handed striker joined the Indians of Mumbai (Mi) before the 2022 season. He raised almost 1,500 points in 54 games for the franchise at an average of 37.47 and a striking rate of 144.41, with eight half-century in his name.
During the IPL 2025 season, Varma scored 343 points in 16 games at an average of 31.18 and a typing rate of 138.30. However, Mumbai Indians did not reach the final after a heavy defeat against the Kings of Punjab (PBKS) to qualify 2 at the Narendra Moda stadium in Ahmedabad.
Varma was controversial in retirement during a match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana International Stadium. It drew attention when Mumbai lost this meeting.
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