Tilak Varma recently made his debut for the Indian cricket team. He has started his international career in some style as the left-handed batter has aggregated 139 runs in the first three T20Is of his career while playing against the West Indies cricket team. Many fans have noticed similarities between Tilak Varma and Suresh Raina.
Raina was one of the biggest match-winners for the Indian team. He was a part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup. Here’s a look at seven similarities between Raina and Varma.
1. Suresh Raina and Tilak Varma were born in November
Raina and Varma do not share the same birth date. However, they have the same birth month. Both batters were born in the month of November.
2. Left-handed batters
One of the most noticeable coincidences between the two players is that they bat left-handed. Also, they bat in the middle-order position.
3. Suresh Raina and Tilak Varma bowl right-arm off-spin
Varma and Raina are ambidextrous players. They bat left-handed, but when it comes to bowling, they are right-arm off-spin bowlers.
4. First IPL 50 in the 2nd match
Raina and Varma scored a half-century in their second match of the Indian Premier League. Varma achieved the feat while wearing MI jersey, while Raina achieved it when representing Chennai Super Kings.
5. Tilak Varma and Suresh Raina scored more than 300 runs in 1st 2 IPL seasons
Another interesting coincidence is that Varma and Raina achieved enormous success in their first two IPL seasons. Varma and Raina aggregated more than 300 runs in their first two seasons of IPL.
6. Played 1st T20I at the age of 20
Raina and Varma were 20 years old when the Indian team gave them their maiden T20I cap. Both batters’ maiden half-century ended in a losing cause.
7. 49* in a T20I run-chase
Only 4 Indian batters have remained not out on 49* in a successful T20I run-chase. Two of the four names are Raina and Varma.
