Some young and up-and-coming players in the Indian team who faced up against the ferocious English pace bowlers in the T20I series had some outstanding innings in the England series. Both Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma, who are already seen as potential prospects for the Indian team, had some outstanding knocks during the five-match series.
Both players were among the team’s top scorers, with Abhishek finishing as the top scorer with 279 runs in 5 games. During the series, Tilak Varma also amassed 133 runs at an average of 44.33 and a strike rate of 131.68. Every expert has praised the two, and former India coach and commentator Sanjay Bangar is one of them. He compared the two batters and stated that Varma is the more polished one, praising his temperament and middle-overs skills.
“Tilak Varma is my preference. When the field is restricted, Abhishek Sharma is the dominant player, but when the field is open, Tilak can be exceptional even in the middle order. “He also has a great temperament,” Sanjay Bangar stated on Star Sports Deep Point.
The T20I performances of Abhishek and Tilak Varma
Both southpaws have put up outstanding performances; Abhishek Sharma has amassed 535 runs in his 17 games, average 33.43. Additionally, he has continued to maintain an incredible strike rate of 193.84. In Wankhede, he scored 135 runs, the highest individual score for India in Twenty20 Internationals, and he has already achieved two hundreds.
In his first 25 games, Tilak Varma has amassed 749 runs at an average of 49.93 and a strike rate of 155.07, making him an outstanding middle order player as well. In addition to his two T20I hundreds, Tilak Varma saved the game in Chennai during the second T20I match against England.
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