Tilak Varma Named India T20I Vice‑Captain

Overview

• The BCCI named Varma vice-captain as part of India’s 16-player T20I squad announced Tuesday for the five-match tour of New Zealand beginning October 22.
• Varma says the role brings added responsibility off the field and that he regularly shares tactical and team-management thoughts with captain Shreyas Iyer.
• He credits watching Rohit Sharma closely for teaching him how to use bowlers and set fields, and he says he has incorporated those observations into his own approach.
• Varma prefers batting at number three but has adapted across the order from opener to finisher and says he worked on technique and mindset to make those transitions.
• He uses structured visualisation—practising in his head against opponents’ best bowlers before matches—and his rise from domestic cricket and the IPL frames this step toward a sustained leadership role.