Former RCB dashing batter AB de Villiers has asserted that Tilak Varma’s batting position will cause a good headache for the Indian team management in the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.
Speaking exclusively on his YouTube channel, AB insisted that the Indian team’s balance completely depends on Tilak’s batting order. It’s worth noting that the Southpaw batter has been batting as a floater.
“There will definitely be some selection issues with regards to the batters. Obviously, Shreyas, captain, Ishan Kishan, Samson, Sooryavanshi, and then there are all-rounders, Tilak Varma, I think that’s where the balance is quite tricky. Where will he bat?” De Villiers said on his YouTube channel.
“Really, really strong squad, but the balance will be tricky to figure out. It is T20 cricket, so they can play around with the squad a little bit. There are different roles, but the role clarification will still be incredibly important for India, as they are playing quite a dangerous team,” he added.
Later, AB has also heaped praise on the 15-year-old opening batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who will be back in action in the three-match series against Afghanistan, which is scheduled to start on Sunday, September 13 in Delhi.
“Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is obviously the big talking point. He’s still a teenager, guys, and scoring runs left, right, and center. It looks like he’s played international cricket for the last 10-15 years. Sky is the limit for him, and I absolutely cannot wait to watch him perform once again,” he noted.
India’s updated squad for Afghanistan T20Is: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson [WK], Ishan Kishan [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur
