Indian batter Tilak Varma received a rousing welcome back home at Hyderabad following his heroics in the Asia Cup final against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.

The young left-handed batter was greeted with a massive crowd and plenty of media attention, with people chanting his name amid sounds of dhol. It was his mature 69* in 53 balls, with three fours and four sixes and partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, which guided India to a successful chase of 147 runs after they were down at 20/3.

In knockout matches for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League and for India, Tilak has scored 207 runs in five innings at an average of 51.75 and a strike rate of over 160, with a half-century to his name. He boasts of a sensational knockout match record, highlight hi

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