Young Tilak Varma played down the viral ‘Operation Tilak’ tagline that emerged on social media following India’s Asia Cup final triumph over Pakistan on Sunday, 28 September. Asked about the phrase, coined in celebration of his match-winning knock in Dubai, the 22-year-old batter pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had already described it as ‘Operation Sindoor on the games field’.

PM Modi's loaded congratulatory post for the Indian cricket team, minutes after their Asia Cup victory, went viral on social media.

At the same time, ‘Operation Tilak’ was trending on social media after the Mumbai Indians star hit an unbeaten 69 to help India successfully chase down 147 and outclass Pakistan for the third time in three weeks in the tournament. Pakistan applied pressure with early w

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