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Tilak Varma reveals number three as his favourite batting position, opens up on middle-order transition
Tilak Varma names his favourite batting position
07 Oct 2026
2 MinTilak Varma
India
Current Series
Full Name
Tilak Varma
Nationality
India
Other Name
Tilak Varma
Role
Batter
Birth Date
08 Nov 2002 (23y 334d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 68 | 65 | 13 | 1858 | 101 | 35.73 | 1284 | 144.70 | 1 | 10 |
| odi | 5 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 52 | 22.66 | 119 | 57.14 | -- | 1 |
| t20i | 64 | 61 | 24 | 1738 | 120 | 46.97 | 1193 | 145.68 | 2 | 9 |
| t20 | 167 | 159 | 40 | 4913 | 151 | 41.28 | 3391 | 144.88 | 5 | 29 |
| fc | 23 | 35 | 4 | 1562 | 121 | 50.38 | 2967 | 52.64 | 7 | 5 |
| list a | 52 | 50 | 5 | 2142 | 156 | 47.6 | 2435 | 87.96 | 6 | 14 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 68 | 4 | 3.40 | 28 | -- | 0/6 | -- | 7.64 | -- | -- | -- |
| odi | 5 | 3 | 10.00 | 68 | -- | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 64 | 9 | 11.30 | 73 | 6 | 1/1 | 12.17 | 6.35 | 11.50 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 167 | 29 | 44.50 | 328 | 12 | 2/26 | 27.33 | 7.31 | 22.4 | -- | -- |
| fc | 23 | 14 | 53.10 | 193 | 8 | 3/13 | 24.12 | 3.63 | 39.8 | -- | -- |
| list a | 52 | 25 | 81.20 | 427 | 11 | 4/23 | 38.81 | 5.25 | 44.3 | 1 | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAK vs IND | 51* | 03 Oct 2026 | Nisshin | t20i |
| IND vs SL | 2 | 01 Oct 2026 | Nisshin | t20i |
| JPN vs IND | 1* | 22 Sep 2026 | Sano | t20i |
| AFG vs IND | 2 | 17 Sep 2026 | Delhi | t20i |
| AFG vs IND | 15* | 15 Sep 2026 | Delhi | t20i |
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