Former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg has selected young batsman Tilak Varma as the future captain of India in the T20I format. Hogg was impressed by Tilak’s intelligence and thought he could lead India in the future.

Hogg also praised young opener Abhishek Sharma for his heroics in the first T20I against England in Kolkata. Abhishek hit a blistering half-century to help India win the match and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

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Brad Hogg names Tilak Varma as India’s future T20I captain

Brad Hogg revealed on his YouTube channel that he is very impressed with Tilak Varma. Hogg believes the youngster has a “good cricket brain” and could become India’s future T20I captain.

“Tilak Varma is a player that I like very much and I think he will be India’s future captain in this shorter format. He is very intelligent and has a very good cricketing brain,” Ho said. Ge said.

Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 19 off 16 balls as the No. 4 batsman in the first T20I of the series against England. He hit three fours while knocking. Tilak did not Most of the work was done by Abhishek Sharma.

Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma completed a crucial 84-run partnership for the third wicket to put India on the verge of victory. Even though India lost Abhishek at the back end, Tilak held on till the end to lead his team to victory.

Tilak Varma’s T20I number

Tilak Varma had a great T20I record, scoring 635 runs in 21 games at an average of 52.91 and a strike rate of 159.54. He has scored two hundreds and two fifties in T20I cricket.

Tilak Varma scored hundreds in two consecutive games for South Africa. He became the Player of the Series after scoring 280 runs in four games at an average of 140 and a strike rate of 198.58.

Brad Hogg praises Abhishek Sharma

In the video, Brad Hogg further praised Abhishek Sharma for his excellent knocking ability. He also spoke about the importance of supporting a player like this and praised the youngster for speaking his mind.

“Yes, he has had a few missed chances and it’s great that he has the support of his coach and captain because in T20 cricket, especially when you bat at the top order and like Abhishek “When Abhishek Sharma bats like that,” Hogg pointed out.

“They want him to express himself, go and bowl, you get out for low scores and it’s cheap because every now and then the ball does a little bit of work and you just can’t control that moment,” he added.

Abhishek Sharma smashed 79 off just 34 balls, including 5 fours and 8 sixes. Abhishek was devastating against both fast bowlers and spinners, giving full expression to his attacking instincts.