Christchurch, Oct. 24 -- Following India's win over New Zealand in the second T20I, Indian batter Tilak Varma reflected on an encouraging message from the head coach Gautam Gambhir and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, in which they told him that the whole country believes in him. He also spoke about showing the right intent and strike rotation against spin.

It was two Hyderabad boys, the local boy Tilak and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) star Nitish Kumar Reddy, who steered India to a memorable win to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. While at one point India was down 70/5, a quickfire 31 from Naman Dhir and then a 69-run stand between Tilak and Nitish pulled things back for India. The Hyderabadi duo batted exceptionally in the death...