- By Vishal Pushkar
- Wed, 11 Jun 2025 06:11 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India's sensational left-handed batter Tilak Varma is all set to represent Hampshire in the County Championship as he got approached by the English club, as per a release by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) said on Wednesday. The 22-year-old, who hails from Hyderabad and represents Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, has featured in 25 T20Is and four ODIs for India, scoring 749 and 68 runs respectively.
"The Hyderabad Cricket Association is happy to inform that Hyderabad International player Mr. N Thakur Tilak Varma has been approached by the team Hampshire County to play in the UK County Championship League," HCA said in a release.
"The Hyderabad Cricket Association wishes him a great stint with Hampshire County."
Varma also has played 18 First-Class games, making 1,204 runs with a highest score of 121 at an average 50.16. He has five hundreds and four fifties.
Ruturaj Gaikwad To Play For Yorkshire
Earlier, Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad will join Yorkshire for five matches of the County Championship's Division One as well as the One-Day Cup. Gaikwad will link up with the Yorkshire squad ahead of their County match against Surrey at Scarborough in July and will remain with the team until the end of the season, the club said on its website.
The 28-year-old is currently a part of the India A squad on the tour of England where they have played two four-day unofficial Tests against England Lions and their last assignment will be an intra-squad four-day match in Beckenham against the senior side from June 13-16.
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