Five-time
champions Mumbai Indians didn’t have a good start to their IPL 2022 campaign.
They lost two consecutive matches and are yet to taste a win. But after
Saturday’s defeat against Rajasthan Royals, MI’s one of the youngsters has come
in the spotlight for playing a blitzkrieg 61 runs knock off 33 balls. After
playing a brilliant knock, the youngster said that they do not own a house, so
he wants to buy a house for his parents.

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Former
India coach Ravi Shastri has already hailed Tilak Varma’s temperament and stroke-making
ability. Shastri also said that Varma’s performances are a “good omen” for MI
even though Rohit Sharma-led MI suffered a 23-run loss.

Varma
was part of India’s U-19 World Cup team in 2020 which played the final against
Bangladesh. In domestic cricket, he plays for Hyderabad. In the mega auction,
IPL’s two most successful franchises Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings
engaged in an intense bidding war to get Varma. Mumbai Indians eventually
succeeded with the final bid of Rs 1.7 crore.

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After
playing a whirlwind knock Tilak Varma shared his thoughts about playing in IPL.

“The
day the IPL auction was going on, I was on a video call with my coach. My coach
started tearing up when the bids kept going higher. After I was picked, I
called up my parents. They too started crying over the call. My mother was
struggling to get words out,” Varma told Cricbuzz in an interview.

The
youngster also recounted his struggle as an aspiring cricketer. At times, his
family had struggled to make ends meet before fetching the IPL contract.

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“Growing
up, we’ve had a lot of financial difficulties. My father with his meagre salary
had to look after my cricket expenses as well as my elder brother’s studies. In
the last few years, with some sponsorship and match fees, I could just about
take care of my cricketing expenses,” said Varma, who once broke his bat during a match and continued to play with the same one as his father could not afford to buy him a new bat.

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The
20-year-old said that he wants to buy a house for his parents. “We don’t own a
house as yet. So with whatever I have earned in this IPL, my only aim is to get
a house for my parents. This IPL money gives me the luxury to play freely for
the rest of my career.”