The story of Tilak Varma’s rise

India’s Tilak Varma celebrates after hitting the winnings runs during the second T20 cricket match between India and England at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Nagaraju wanted both his sons Tilak and Tarun Varma to pursue medicine, however, both wanted to aspire to sport. The younger one wanted to be a cricketer while the older one to wanted become a badminton player. Coach Bayash saw the same passion, obsession and madness for cricket from Tilak as his younger self and took him under the wing. However, he was surprised when a young Tilak, without any professional training, hit a hundred against a private academy team from Hyderabad during a practice match. It convinced Bayash of Tilak’s talent and he immediately requested his parents to let the kid invest more time in practice. (READ MORE)