Mumbai Indians

Well, it won’t be an exaggeration to say that Tilak Varma has been one of the most promising young talents to have come up in Indian cricket over the last few years and IPL 2022 had a massive role to play in that.

Fresh from winning the under-19 World Cup, the southpaw took no time to take the step up and impress in the IPL. His 61 off just 33 balls against Rajasthan Royals, both breath-taking and destructive, was just the initiation of what was to come in the next several seasons in the Blue and Gold.

Now, with some stellar IPL seasons behind him, an India cap, and the experience of captaining Hyderabad to win the 2024 Ranji Trophy Plate division, TV – as we fondly call him – is simply one player worthy of being a game changer in the middle-order.

In November 2024, he became the first-ever cricketer to register three successive tons in T20s (YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT!).

In 2025, he produced an ice-cold innings in the final of the Asia Cup amidst immense pressure to carry India over the line.

Another CRAZY SERIES of this TV SHOW, exclusively for Paltan, was streaming in 2026, the highlight of which was his maiden IPL century against the Gujarat Titans, followed by a nerves-of-steel 33-ball 75 against the Punjab Kings in a tense chase.