Hampshire confirm signing Tilak Varma

Hampshire Confirm Signing Tilak Varma

Key Details

• Player: Tilak Varma
• Format: Red-ball games
• Duration: Available for next four County Championship matches
• First Match: Against Essex at Chelmsford from June 22-25

Career Highlights

• International Experience: Featured 29 times for India, including 25 T20Is
• T20I Stats: 749 runs, 2 centuries, 3 fifties
• IPL Stats: 1500 runs in 54 matches, 8 fifties, average 37.47, strike rate 144.41
• T20I Average: 2nd highest ever average for any men's batter (49.93)

Red-Ball Cricket Experience

• First-Class Matches: 18 matches, average 50.16, 5 centuries, 4 fifties
• Represented India A: In the Duleep Trophy and played 2 matches against England Lions in 2024

Hampshire's Current Position

• County Championship Division One: 7th place
• Best Finish: Runners-up in 2005