Tilak Varma
Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma (born 8 November 2002) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a left-handed batsman and part time off spin bowler. He made his international debut for India on 3 August 2023 against the West Indies. He plays for Hyderabad in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Early life Tilak Varma was born on 8 November 2002 in Hyderabad. His father Namboori Nagaraju worked as an electrician, and his mother Gayatri Devi is a housewife. He has an elder brother, Tarun Varma. Tilak Varma developed an early interest in cricket and was spotted playing tennis ball cricket by coach Salim Bayash at the age of 11. Bayash took him under his wing and trained him at the Legala Cricket Academy, Lingampally. Bayash would ferry Varma to his academy and back home on his scooter, a journey of more than 40 km each way, until Varma's family relocated closer to the academy. Varma obtained his early education at Crescent Model English School, Hyderabad. He completed his secondary education in Lepakshi Junior College, Hyderabad, and, at present, is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Andhra University. Domestic career He made his first-class