The 22-year-old Slagman plays in four County Championship matches with Hampshire. This is his first experience playing County Cricket. He is considered one of the promising players of India in all sizes of the game.
India’s remarkable left -handed Batsman Tilak Varma is ready to play for Hampshire in the County Championship after he was approached by the English club, as mentioned in a release of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Wednesday. The 22-year-old, who comes from Hyderabad and plays for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, participated in 25 T20 internationals and four ODIs for India, gathering 749 and 68 runs respectively.
“The Hyderabad Cricket Association is happy to be able to inquire that the international player of Hyderabad Mr N Thakur Tilak Varma was approached by the Hampshire County team to play in the UK County Championship League,” HCA said in a release.
Varma also participated in 18 first -class competitions and scored 1,204 runs with a top score of 121 and an average of 50.16. His record comprises five centuries and four half centuries.
Tilak made his debut for India in 2023 and has since played in four ODIs and 25 T20Is. He has positioned himself as an essential part of the T20i team of India and has collected 749 runs, which includes two centuries, with an excellent average of 49.93.
In the IPL 2025 season, Tilak gathered 343 runs over 16 games, including two fifties, during what was a relatively modest season for the Mumbai Indians -Batsman.
In addition, the Indian Batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad will join Yorkshire for five games in the division one of the County Championship, as well as the One-Day Cup. Gaikwad will integrate with the Yorkshire team prior to their provincial match against Surrey in Scarborough in July and will stay with the team until the season is closed, according to the club’s website.
The 28-year-old is currently part of the India a Team Touring England, where they played two unofficial four-day tests against the English Lions. Their last task will be an Intra-Squad Four Days Marches in Beckenham against the senior team of 13-16 June.
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