Tilak Varma Biography: When chaos surrounds the middle order, Tilak responds with stillness and runs.
He is known for handling the pressure with his calm batting style.
Personal Overview
| Full Name | Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma |
| Date of Birth: | 8 november 2002 |
| Birthplace: | Kukatpally neighbourhood of Hyderabad, India |
| Age: 23years | (as of early 2026) |
| Height: | 1.80 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Role: | Batting all-rounder |
| Education: | Crescent Model English School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad before attending Lepakshi Junior College in the city. |
| Teams: | Hyderabad ,Mumbai Indians, India U-19, India-A, India |
Early Life
Tilak Varma was born in Kukatpally neighbourhood of Hyderabad, on 8 November 2002 into a Telugu family.
His father Namboori Nagaraju Varma comes from Medchal, Telangana and worked as an electrician.
Whereas his mother Namboori Gayatri Devi hails from Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh and is a housewife.
He has an elder brother, N Tarun Varma.
Varma developed an early interest in cricket and was spotted playing tennis ball cricket by coach Salam Bayash at the age of 11.
Bayash trained him at the Legala Cricket Academy in Lingampally.
Hyderabad providing transport for the journey of more than 40 kilometres each way until Varma’s family moved closer to the academy.
Varma was educated at Crescent Model English School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad before attending Lepakshi Junior College in the city.
Domestic Career
Varma made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018.
Before making his Twenty20 debut for the side in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in February 2019.
He made his List A debut in September 2019 in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
In December 2019, he was named in India’s squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
He was selected and played for the Indian cricket team at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China in 2023, winning the gold medal in the men’s T20 format.
He was a key part of the squad, which was captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad and secured the gold medal in the final
In 2024 Tilak Varma was selected as captain to lead India ‘A’ For ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in Oman.
Opening batter Abhishek Sharma also part of that squad and he is the vice captain of that team.
In the 2025–26 Duleep Trophy, Tilak was selected as captain to lead South Zone cricket team.
International Career
In July 2023, Varma was called in to the Indian cricket team for the Twenty20 International (T20I) series during the tour of West Indies.
He made his international debut on 3 August in the first match of the series, top-scoring for India with 39 runs from 22 deliveries and taking two catches.
In the second match of the series he scored his first international half-century, becoming the second youngest Indian to score a fifty in men’s T20I cricket.
Varma made his One Day International (ODI) debut in September 2023 against Bangladesh in the 2023 Asia Cup.
In November 2024 he scored his maiden T20I century, making 107 not out from 56 balls against South Africa, becoming the second-youngest player to score a T20I century.
He scored an unbeaten 120 from 47 balls in the following match.
He played a significant knock of 69 runs in the final of 2025 Asia Cup which earned him the Player of the Match award, where India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets.
Currently he was having an injury so he was ruled out of 5 T20I Series against New Zealand.
He was named for the 2026 T20I World Cup Squad and now is clearing his fitness after the injury.
Franchise career
In the 2022 IPL mega auction, Tilak Varma was purchased by Mumbai Indians for INR 1.7 crore, over eight times his base price of INR 20 lakh.
The then-19-year-old left-handed batter sparked an intense bidding war among Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Rajasthan Royals before joining MI.
Fun and Interesting Facts
Tilak Varma was bought by Mumbai Indians at just 19, joining a franchise famous for turning teenagers into superstars.
He is one of the youngest players to score a fifty for MI, doing it with the calm of a veteran.
Growing up in Hyderabad, he trained under Salam Bayash, the same coach who worked closely with Mohammed Siraj.
Tilak is known among teammates for being quiet off the field, but fiercely competitive once the helmet goes on.
He idolised Virat Kohli’s intensity and Suresh Raina’s fearless batting while growing up.
He is very Spiritual and has made spiritual tattoo’s on his body.
Records
First Indian batter to score consecutive T20I centuries (vs South Africa, 2024).
Only the second player in T20I history (after Phil Salt) to score centuries in consecutive innings.
Became the youngest Indian to score a T20I century while batting in the middle order.
Registered two T20I hundreds within his first five international innings, a rare feat in Indian cricket.
Finished the India vs West Indies T20I series (2023) as India’s highest run-scorer, despite it being his debut series.
One of the few Indian batters to score a T20I century while chasing, highlighting his composure under pressure.
Among the youngest Mumbai Indians players to score multiple IPL fifties in a single season.
Became a regular T20I middle-order batter for India within a year of debut, a fast rise by selection standards.
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