“He is very smart” – Brad Hogg announced that the dark horse is the future captain of India

Former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg has picked youngster Tilak Verma to be India’s future captain in the T20I format. Hogg was impressed with Tilak’s intelligence and felt that he could lead India in the future.

Hogg praised young opener Abhishek Sharma for his heroics in the first T20I against England in Kolkata. Abhishek hit a fiery half-century to help India win the match and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

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Brad Hogg picks Tilak Varman as India’s future T20I captain

Brad Hogg has revealed on his YouTube channel that he is impressed by Tilak Varma. Hogg feels the youngster has a “good cricket brain” and could be India’s future T20I captain.

“Tilak Varma is my favorite player and I think he will be the future captain of India in this short form of the game. He is very intelligent, has a very good cricketing mind,” Hogg said.

Tilak Varma hit an unbeaten 19 off 16 balls as he batted at No. 4 in his first T20I against England. He hit 3 fours while knocking. Tilak did not Most of the work is done by Abhishek Sharma.

Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma stitched a crucial 84-run partnership for the third wicket to put India on course for the win.. Although India lost Abhishek at the latter end, Tilak stayed till the end to guide his side to victory.

Tilak Varma T20I numbers

Tilak Varma has a good T20I record with 635 runs in 21 matches at an average of 52.91 and a strike rate of 159.54. He already has two hundreds and two fifties in T20I cricket.

Tilak Varma hit hundreds in two consecutive matches in South Africa. He emerged as the player of the series with 280 runs in four matches at an average of 140 and a strike rate of 198.58.

Brad Hogg praised Abhishek Sharma

Speaking further on the video, Brad Hogg praised Abhishek Sharma for his excellent performance. They also said that it is important to support such a player and appreciated the young man for expressing his opinion.

“Yes, he’s missed a few moments and it’s good to have the support of the coach and the captain because in T20 cricket, especially when you’re batting at the top of the order and you’re batting like Abhishek Sharma,” Hogg said.

You want him to make his point, go after bowling, you get out cheaply for low scores, because always the ball does a bit and then you can’t control it. Added.

Abhishek Sharma smashed 79 off 34 balls with 5 fours and 8 sixes to his name. Abhishek was devastating against the fast bowlers and spinners and showed his attacking flair to the fullest.