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After making his T20I debut against West Indies in the first match of the series on Thursday, Tilak Varma's next goal is to win the World Cup for India. The 20-year-old batter was not expecting that he will don the India jersey this early but the stars aligned for the youngster and he received the cap from captain Hardik Pandya before the match at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad.

Varma top-scored for India in his first India outing as he played a knock of 39 runs off 22 balls including three sixes and two fours. Chasing 150, India fell four runs short of the target as West Indies take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

The middle-order batter had a sensational IPL season with Mumbai Indians where he scored 343 runs at an average of 42.8 in 11 matches in the season. He had scored 397 runs in 14 matches in the previous year.

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“Everyone has this dream of playing for the country, I never thought that I will be able to play for India so soon in my career, because, after the Under-19 World Cup, there was the coronavirus issue which happened, so I thought let me just use the opportunity that I get,” Varma said in a video posted by the BCCI.

“From childhood, it has been my goal to win India the World Cup. In my mind, I always think about ways how to win the World cup. I keep visualising every day that I will go and bat in this number and win World Cup,” he added.

The right-handed batter recalled how he used to visualise about India jersey and believes that the moment will also come true when he will lift the World Cup for the country.

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“Now I got the India jersey and I used to visualise, but now, it has come true, so I feel that moment (of winning World Cup) will also come soon. This is a great feeling, I can’t express it, everyone asks me but I am just feeling really happy and proud. So taking it step by step, let’s see how it happens,” Varma said.

Mumbai Indians batter also received a congratulatory message from his IPL teammate Dewald Brevis of South Africa on his India debut.

“Hey brother, I hope you are very excited. I don’t know If I am more excited than you, but I just want to say from my side and from the Brevis family, congratulations on your debut,” Brevis said in a video.

“It’s such a great moment for you and your family. I can just imagine how happy your parents and everyone must be. It’s great to see you out there, living your dream out," he added.