Kris Srikkanth: Do not give Tilak a debut in big tournament like Asia Cup

Many eyebrows were raised when the 20-year-old Tilak Varma was picked in the squad for Asia Cup 2023. Though he impressed with his temperament at the international level in the T20I series against West Indies, but he is yet to make his ODI debut. And ex-Indian skipper Kris Srikkanth thinks so.

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Kris Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel –

“Do not give Tilak Varma a debut in a big tournament, play him in the ODI series before that.

“Tilak Varma is promising. Asia Cup is a big opportunity for him. We saw some real promise not only in terms of performances but also temperament during the T20I series against West Indies. This will give him exposure.”

Varma had an impressive 2023 IPL for Mumbai Indians batting down the order in difficult situations and scoring tough runs. In 11 outings he made 343 runs at an average of 42.88 and a strike rate of 164.11.

Kris Srikkanth concluded –

“Tilak has fantastic potential, a brilliant player — but he has to play a couple of one-day series before putting him in the WC squad. We need to groom him properly.”

On the international stage, Tilak Varma showed his composure when the tide was against him in the recently concluded five-match T20I series and shone amongst the other batters.