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Tilak Varma is not celebrated as much as Abhishek Sharma or Shubman Gill or Suryakumar Yadav. After this knock, he will be. (AP Photo)

Tilak Varma thrives in a thriller as India and Pakistan play one of the edgiest games in a long time

September 29, 2025 7:55 am

The twists and turns kept coming in the Asia Cup final, as Pakistan imploded, them exploded and India finally trotted home

Tilak Varma, India hold nerve to beat Pakistan in last-over thriller to win Asia Cup

September 29, 2025 1:10 am

Spinners Varun Chakravarty and Kuldeep Yadav also star in 5-wicket win with 2 balls left; Op Sindoor on the games field, outcome same — India wins: PM Narendra Modi posts on X .

India's Sanju Samson, left, and India's Tilak Varma greet each other during a Asia Cup cricket match. (AP Photo)

Why the Tilak Varma-Sanju Samson partnership against Sri Lanka at Asia Cup was important for India

September 27, 2025 8:15 am

Tilak and Sanju, en route to their 66-run stand off 42 balls, exhibited the multi-layered skills their roles entail.

Sunil Gavaskar said India treated Shaheen Afridi like a net-ball spinner during the Asia Cup Super 4 match. (AP/File)

'Treated Shaheen Afridi like a net-ball spinner': Sunil Gavaskar's scathing assessment of Pakistan pacer's struggle against India

September 23, 2025 1:35 pm

After the chase was lit up by a belligerent opening stand between Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill, totalling 105 runs in only 9.5 overs, Shaheen Afridi ended up conceding 40 runs in only 3.5 overs without finding a breakthrough

India vs Oman Asia Cup 2025 Live Streaming: When and where to watch IND vs OMA live?

September 19, 2025 4:53 pm

India (IND) vs Oman (OMA) Asia Cup 2025 Match Live Score Streaming Online: The Indian Express gives all the live streaming details of Suryakumar Yadav's India taking on Jatinder Singh's Oman is Asia Cup match 12 on Friday

India's Sanju Samson walks off the field after losing his wicket during the first T20 cricket match between India and England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo)

'Tilak Varma is young... can wait for his chances, Sanju Samson deserves No. 3 spot': Md Kaif on India's Asia Cup XI

September 03, 2025 9:06 am

Mohammed Kaif feel India's best bet to tackle spin-heavy Afghanistan led by Rashid Khan will be Sanju Samson.

Shreyas Iyer, for all the explosiveness and the white-ball smarts, cannot dislodge Tilak Varma at No 3. (Sportzpics)

Shreyas Iyer's exclusion from Asia Cup squad confirmation of India's vast talent pool in T20s

August 19, 2025 6:59 pm

Sai Sudharsan, the 2025 IPL season's highest run-getter, and Prasidh Krishna, the highest wicket-taker, were not selected for the Asia Cup while Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul also met with the same fate

Surrounded by mighty middle-overs spin dominators in Samson, Abhishek and skipper Suryakumar, Tilak may feel the pinch and the need to amp up his strike rates from the middling zone to fend off an Iyer challenge. (BCCI)

Can Tilak Varma hold off spin-bashing Shreyas Iyer from the India T20I No 3 spot?

August 19, 2025 8:16 am

Tilak's struggles against slow bowlers this IPL, stand out sorely within India's T20 template of attacking spin, and Sanju Samson could be pushed down to No 3, given how he struggled to break free against England pacers

Tilak Varma will lead South Zone in the Duleep Trophy 2025 in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Tilak Varma named South Zone captain for Duleep Trophy 2025

July 27, 2025 3:27 pm

Tilak Varma has been appointed the captain of the South Zone 16-member squad as the Duleep Trophy returns to the six-team zonal format in the forthcoming season, starting August 28.

Tilak Varma rises to third in ICC T20I batting rankings; Rashid moves to second among bowlers

June 11, 2025 8:20 pm

Tilak now has 804 rating points, behind compatriot Abhishek Sharma, who is placed second.

India vs Pakistan Asia Cup trophy Mohsin Naqvi

India refuse to take Asia Cup winners’ trophy from PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi

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India refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Pakistan's Mohsin Naqvi, causing a delay in the presentation ceremony. Only three players collected their individual awards, while the team did not go up to the podium or pose with the trophy. The Pakistani players emerged an hour late, causing embarrassment.

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