Asia Cup 2023: I always dreamed of this, says Tilak Varma after maiden India ODI call-up

Promising young batter Tilak Varma on Monday received his maiden call-up to the India ODI side, after the BCCI announced the 17-member squad for the 2023 Asia Cup that starts from 30 August.

Tilak had only made his senior India debut during the T20I series against West Indies recently, and following a decent outing where he scored 173 runs from five matches including a half-century, the 20-year-old has already been pipped to become an integral part of India’s middle-order in limited-overs cricket.

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Tilak, who entered into the limelight with fine batting performances for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL, said that he was preparing to live his dream of playing for India in the 50-over format.

“I never dreamed that I would be debuting directly in the Asia Cup, and that too in the one-day side. I was always dreaming that I would be debuting for India in ODIs,” said Tilak in an interview with BCCI.tv.