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TOI Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Tilak Varma ticks all boxes for T20I slot that Virat Kohli once owned

The 22-year-old Tilak Varma has successfully auditioned for the number three batting position after being given the opportunity in the final two T20Is of the series in South Africa.

The talented batter dominated the series statistics, accumulating 280 runs across four innings with a staggering average of 140.00 and a remarkable strike rate of 198.58 with 21 fours and 20 sixes, whilst scoring back-to-back centuries in the last two matches that helped India secure a 3-1 series victory.

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