Tilak Varma set to represent Hampshire in County Championship

Tilak Varma, an Indian batter, is slated to represent Hampshire in the ongoing County season. According to a press statement issued by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Wednesday, June 11, the 22-year-old, who has already played four ODIs and 25 T20Is for India, has been asked by Hampshire to participate in the County Championship Division One event.

Interestingly, Varma’s last red-ball performance was for Mayank Agarwal’s India A against India C in the Duleep Trophy at Anantapur from September 19 to 22, 2024.

“The Hyderabad Cricket Association is pleased to announce that Hyderabad International player Mr. N Thakur Tilak Varma has been asked by Hampshire County to participate in the UK County Championship League. “The Hyderabad Cricket Association wishes him a successful stint with Hampshire County,” the HCA said in a statement.

Tilak Varma, who last appeared for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2025, has played 18 first-class matches and scored 1204 runs, including five hundreds and four fifties.

In the red-ball format, the southpaw averages 50.16. Aside from being an excellent fielder, Varma is an effective off-spinner, having eight wickets at an average of 12.87 and a strike rate of 24.10.

Hampshire have played seven matches in the ongoing County Championship Division One and have managed to secure two wins in addition to playing three draws and losing a couple of matches. The Southampton-based team were handed a nine-wicket defeat by table toppers Sussex in the last match they played, which was at The Rose Bowl from May 23 to 26. Ben Brown-led Hampshire’s upcoming encounter in the red-ball arena is against Essex at the County Ground in Chelmsford from June 22 to 25.