WI vs IND | Twitter lauds Tilak Varma for announcing himself on the international stage with excellent catch
For a 20-year-old, donning the Indian jersey for the first time can prove to be daunting and nerve-inducing but as Tilak Varma keeps reminding, he is not ordinary. The youngster marked his international debut on Thursday with a stellar running catch to dismiss the dangerous Johnson Charles.
India kept up their recent trend of fielding a young side in the shortest format of the game and handing chances to emerging youngsters as they handed debuts to Tilak Varma and Mukesh Kumar in the first of five T20Is against West Indies, played at the Brian Lara Stadium. The visitors were asked to bowl first and managed to sneak wickets at regular intervals to keep the hosts to 80/3 after 10 overs. While Yuzvendra Chahal provided the first two breakthroughs in the powerplay, it was Varma that stole the limelight and secured himself a place in the highlight reel with a brilliant running catch to dismiss Johnson Charles in the eighth over.
The wicket-keeper batter was facing Kuldeep Yadav and attempted to slog sweep the third ball of the over towards cow corner. He sliced his shot and sent the ball high in the skies but there was a big gap in the field in that region which made it seem that the white rock would land safely. However, Varma had other plans. Stationed at deep midwicket, he put in an exhausting sprint while keeping an eye on the ball and eventually put in an excellent dive in front of him to complete the catch. The youngster was immediately mobbed by his teammates while Charles began a long walk back to the pavilion having faced just six deliveries.
Varma, having shot to the national spotlight with outstanding showings for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023, immediately garnered high praise on social media for his effort.
Brilliant from Tilak
"𝗛𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗲.”@TilakV9
— FanCode (@FanCode) August 3, 2023
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.#INDvWIAdFreeonFanCode #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/1O9KQsBOOx
Sensational
— Hitler Mishra (@HitlerMish5814) August 3, 2023
Superb
WHAT A CATCH BY TILAK VERMA #INDvWI 🔥
— I Love India 🇮🇳 (@JaiGehlot2023) August 3, 2023
Wonderful
That's a wonderful catch Tilak Verma on T20 Debut #WIvIND #TilakVerma pic.twitter.com/3rDtLAWsEZ
— Ash (@Ashsay_) August 3, 2023
Just wow
Tilak verma what a catch man 👽
— Saurabh (@Always__Saurabh) August 3, 2023
Stunning
Stunning catch by Tilak Verma.
— Aru💫 (@Aru_Ro45) August 3, 2023
As well as his first catch of international career. pic.twitter.com/263Tx72Mbs
Magnificient
WHAT A CATCH BY THE DEBUTANT 🔥 Tilak Verma
— Yichoo (@Yicho314) August 3, 2023
Old vibes
Yess, TILAK VERMA. No doubt his idol is none other than SURESH RAINA.
— Chirayu Bhageria (@CricketChirayu) August 3, 2023
Test passed in one dept.#INDvWI #INDvWIAdFreeonFanCode#TeamIndia
Lit AF
Sensational catch by Tilak Verma on his T20I debut to dismiss Johnson Charles! #WIvIND #INDvWI #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/pcJH5B3Ryq
— Ashmin Aryal (@aryal_ashmin) August 3, 2023
Outstanding
Ohhhh 😲, What a brilliant catch by Tilak Verma
— Aditi (@BCCIXC) August 3, 2023