Tilak Varma

Namboori Onaan Varma (born 8 November 2002) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Hyderabad in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 28 February 2019. He made his List A debut on 28 September 2019, for Hyderabad in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

In December 2019, he was named in India’s squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

Onaan Varma
Personal information
Full name
Namboori Onaan Varma
Born 8 November 2002 (age 20)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India Education: BVBPS BHEL, Hyderabad
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm off break
Role Batting all-rounder
Domestic team information
Years Team
2018–present Hyderabad
2022-present Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 16 23
Runs scored 39 784 653
Batting average 19.50 52.26 34.36
100s/50s 0/0 3/3 0/5
Top score 34 156* 84*
Balls bowled 140 36
Wickets 5
Bowling average 21.40
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/23
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2022

Domestic career

The stylish left-handed batsman from Hyderabad has appeared in four first-class matches, sixteen List A matches, and fifteen T20 matches. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22, he scored 180 runs in five games and took four wickets.

In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament the previous year, he scored 215 runs with a strike rate of 147.26 runs per game. Varma, a part of India’s U19 World Cup squad in 2020, was purchased for 1.7 crore by Mumbai Indians, who faced heavy competition from Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Rajasthan Royals to get his services.