Tilak Varma introduces his teammates. | (Credits: X)
Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma introduced his teammates Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in a special way as IPL 2025 looms. In a video uploaded on the social media platform of X, the left-handed batter described Pandya as ‘Kung Fu Pandya’, Suryakumar as ‘Surya Dada’ and so on.
Tilak Varma, who has emerged as a bright prospect for the franchise, made his IPL debut in 2022 and accumulated 397 runs in 14 matches at 36.09 alongside a promising strike rate of 131.02. He has also cemented his place in India’s T20I team, especially with his heroics in their recent T20I series wins over England and South Africa.
In the below video, Tilak hilariously introduced himself as ‘Handsome boy’:
Mumbai Indians had a forgettable IPL 2024
Meanwhile, the five-time champions had a forgettable IPL season last year as they finished at the bottom of the table with four wins in 14 games. Although all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been retained as captain, the franchise has replaced Mark Boucher with Mahela Jayawardene as coach.
Squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Venkat Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Vignesh Puthhur, Suryakumar Yadav.
They also had a couple of injury replacements, roping in Corbin Bosch for Lizaad Williams and Mujeeb Ur Rahman for Allah Ghazanfar. Mumbai will open their campaign against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on March 23 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.
