India, July 21 -- Ahead of the T20I series against Ireland and England, Tilak Varma was given a big responsibility as he was named the vice-captain ahead of the likes of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. However, the left-handed batter would be the first one to admit that he didn't have an ideal UK tour, where India failed to win a single T20I. The Men in Blue would now aim to better the record against Zimbabwe as Shreyas Iyer searches for his first win as the India T20I captain.

Throughout the UK tour, Tilak received criticism over his strike rate and how he found the going tough against the spinners. The left-hander, aged 23, did get some runs but received flak for failing to read the game and slowing the tempo down.

However, ahead of th...