“The whole of India has faith in you” — this was the message Tilak Varma received from Gambhir
Tilak said he had spoken to the two coaches before the match. They told him, “We all believe in you. The whole of India believes in you. If you stay at the crease till the end, go out there and win the match for us.”
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Tagainst New Zealand. After the match, he revealed how messages from head coach Gautam Gambhir and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak had inspired him.ilak Varma produced a performance on Saturday to guide India to victory in the second T20I
Tilak said he had spoken to the two coaches before the match. They told him, “We all believe in you. The whole of India believes in you. If you stay at the crease till the end, go out there and win the match for us.”
Tilak did exactly that on the field. Chasing a target of 181, India found themselves in deep trouble after losing several wickets. However, Tilak played a brilliant innings of 51 off just 26 balls to help India secure a four-wicket victory. Nitish Kumar Reddy provided excellent support, scoring 26 off 13 deliveries.
Tilak revealed that he had also told Naman Dhir, “We will stay till the end.”
“Those were the thoughts running through my mind. I tried to take the match deep. I am really proud that I could live up to the trust everyone had placed in me,” Tilak said.
