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Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma is an Indian left-handed batting allrounder from Hyderabad whose domestic rise, Mumbai Indians career and India breakthroughs have been marked by high-impact T20 scoring.
IndianBorn 8 November 2002
Current statusIndia international batter; latest corroborated club team Mumbai Indians, with the official MI timeline dated 2026-08-05 and ESPNcricinfo listing Mumbai Indians in his 2026 teams.
The verified profile
Born in Hyderabad on 8 November 2002, Tilak Varma built his pathway through Hyderabad cricket, India Under-19s, Mumbai Indians and the senior India side. His public record includes a 2024 run of three successive T20 hundreds, a 2025 Asia Cup final Player-of-the-Match performance and a 101 not out in the 2026 IPL. Figures below retain their format scope and the source access date of 22 October 2026.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5How to read the player
The evidence points to a left-handed middle-order batter who has developed across domestic cricket, franchise T20 and international cricket without collapsing those formats into one total. The record is strongest in T20 cricket: the 2024 three-hundred sequence, the 2026 IPL century and the format-labelled ESPNcricinfo tables show both range and a clearly documented scoring profile. Bowling is listed as off break, but the cited record does not justify presenting him as a frontline bowler.
Original analysis by Cricket verification deskCareer, life and public work
Every section and number below is tied to the named source ledger. Sport-specific statistics retain their stated scope and verification date.
Matches
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; scope is ODI only.
Runs / highest score
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; ODI batting.
Matches / runs
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; T20I batting.
Highest score / average
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; T20I batting.
Matches / runs
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; first-class batting.
Average / hundreds
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; first-class batting.
Matches / runs
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; List A batting.
Matches / runs
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; all T20 batting, not T20I-only.
Matches / runs
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; IPL batting for Mumbai Indians.
Highest score / strike rate
Career table shown by ESPNcricinfo; IPL batting for Mumbai Indians.
Personal background
Tilak Varma was born in Hyderabad on 8 November 2002. ESPNcricinfo reports that his father did not have the resources for private coaching when Varma was growing up, and that first coach Salam Bayash covered coaching fees and equipment. This profile keeps that account to the publicly reported training context and does not add private family, school or residence details.
Professional journey
Varma’s pathway moved from Hyderabad’s domestic cricket to India Under-19s, Mumbai Indians and India. For context on India’s established batting lineage, see Rohit Sharma, while Virat Kohli is another live India profile on SportsHub4U. He made his first-class debut in the 2018–19 season, played in India’s 2020 Under-19 World Cup campaign, and was bought by Mumbai Indians at the 2022 IPL auction. His India T20I debut came on 3 August 2023, followed by an ODI debut in September 2023.
Playing career and format record
ESPNcricinfo’s accessed table separates the formats: 5 ODIs and 68 runs, 49 T20Is and 1,390 runs, 23 first-class matches and 1,562 runs, 47 List A matches and 1,867 runs, and 153 T20s and 4,503 runs. Its IPL table lists 64 matches and 1,703 runs for Mumbai Indians. These are separate snapshots, not a combined career total.
Playing style
ICC lists Varma as a batter who bats left-handed and bowls off break; ESPNcricinfo describes his role as batting allrounder. His documented record is most distinctive in T20 cricket, where the 2024 three-hundred sequence and the 2026 IPL century show a batter capable of producing rapid, large innings. The available sources do not support a stronger claim about bowling workload.
Setbacks and comebacks
ESPNcricinfo reports that freak hand injuries in 2024 briefly interrupted Varma’s career. The later public record includes the three-successive-hundreds milestone in November 2024, the 2025 Asia Cup final award and a 101 not out in the 2026 IPL. The sequence is presented as dated career context, not as a medical assessment.
Public commercial work
RISE Worldwide announced on 13 April 2023 that it had signed Varma to its talent roster and would represent his brand image positioning and commercial engagements, including partnerships, endorsements, appearances, social-media monetisation and licensing. That documents management representation. It does not prove that Varma owns RISE, owns a foundation, or has a specific endorsement unless a separate campaign source is cited.
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- First-class debut
Made his first-class debut for Hyderabad against Andhra in the 2018–19 season.
ESPNcricinfo - Under-19 World Cup campaign
Played in India’s 2020 Under-19 World Cup run to the final.
Mumbai Indians - Mumbai Indians debut
Made his Mumbai Indians debut against Delhi Capitals at Brabourne Stadium.
Mumbai Indians - India T20I debut
Debuted for India against West Indies at Tarouba, Trinidad.
Mumbai Indians - T20 record sequence
Hit 151 off 67 against Meghalaya to complete three successive T20 hundreds.
ESPNcricinfo / ESPN - Asia Cup final impact
Made an unbeaten 69 against Pakistan and was named Player of the Match.
Mumbai Indians - First IPL hundred
Made 101 not out from 45 balls against Gujarat Titans.
Mumbai Indians - India A tri-series
Finished as India A’s highest run-scorer with 275 runs in five matches.
Mumbai Indians - South Zone captaincy appointment
Was appointed captain of South Zone for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2026.
Mumbai Indians
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
India Under-19 World Cup finalist
Part of India’s 2020 Under-19 World Cup team that reached the final; ESPNcricinfo records 86 runs in three innings.
Three successive T20 hundreds
Became the first player, male or female, to score centuries in three successive T20 innings; the sequence included 151 off 67 for Hyderabad.
Asia Cup final Player of the Match
His unbeaten 69 against Pakistan in the 2025 Asia Cup final earned the Player-of-the-Match award as India won the title.
Maiden IPL century
Scored 101 not out from 45 balls against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
India A tri-series leading run-scorer
Led India A’s run charts in the Sri Lanka tri-series with 275 runs in five matches.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01International Cricket Council
Tilak Varma | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 02ESPNcricinfo
Tilak Varma
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 03Mumbai Indians
Timeline: The rise and rise of our StarBoy, Tilak Varma
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 04ESPNcricinfo / ESPN
Tilak Varma breaks records with third successive T20 hundred
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 05RISE Worldwide
RISE Worldwide signs budding cricket star Tilak Varma to its Talent roster
Accessed 2026-10-22