Younger Indian batting expertise Tilak Varma has joined Hampshire for 4 County Championship matches.
The 22-year-old from Hyderabad can be out there for Hampshire males’s subsequent 4 fixtures within the Rothesay County Championship, beginning with the Rose and Crown’s away conflict with Essex.
Varma has featured 29 instances for India, 25 of which have been in IT20s the place he has scored 749 runs with two centuries – which got here in successive innings in opposition to South Africa in November 2024 – and three fifties, which features a 72* in opposition to England in the beginning of the yr.
Extra identified for his exploits in T20 cricket, and the IPL specifically, he made his short-format debut in 2019 earlier than being signed by Mumbai Indians forward of the 2022 version of the IPL.
Since then, he has racked up just below 1500 runs for the franchise in 54 matches, with eight fifties at a mean of 37.47 and a strike price of 144.41, and as of June 2025, Varma has the second highest ever common for any males’s batter in IT20 cricket – 49.93 – and the best of any ICC full member.
Giles White
Giles White, Director of Cricket, stated: “It’s incredible to have Tilak out there for the following 4 County Championship matches. He’s an thrilling expertise who has already made a huge impact on the worldwide stage and within the IPL, and we stay up for seeing what he can do for Hampshire this summer season.”
In crimson ball cricket, the left-handed Varma has performed 18 First-Class matches and represented India A within the Duleep Trophy and performed two matches in opposition to England Lions in early 2024.
He has scored over 1200 runs with 5 centuries and 4 fifties at a mean of fifty.16.
Hampshire presently sit in seventh place within the Rothesay County Championship Division One having recorded their finest end within the competition since 2005 final summer season when the membership completed as runners-up.
The primary alternative Hampshire followers must watch Tilak Varma can be at Chelmsford in opposition to Essex from 22-25June earlier than a house debut in opposition to Worcestershire from 29 June-2 July.
Matchday tickets for the Rothesay County Championship at Utilita Bowl begin at £15 for adults and simply £5 for Below 17s, with free entry permitted after the tea interval.
Hampshire Cricket Members are permitted entry to all of Hampshire’s Rothesay County Championship matches at Utilita Bowl that are included of their membership bundle.
For extra details about attending the Rothesay County Championship at Utilita Bowl, please go to www.utilitabowl.com/cricket/tickets/county-championship.
To discover Hampshire Cricket Membership presents, please go to www.utilitabowl.com/membership.
