India, June 26 -- Tilak Varma has received a timely warning as he prepares to begin his tenure as India's new T20I vice-captain. The left-hander was handed the role after the selectors opted for a major leadership overhaul despite India's T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year. In a surprising move, Suryakumar Yadav not only lost the captaincy but was also dropped from the squad, with Shreyas Iyer taking over as skipper. Axar Patel, who had served as vice-captain, also made way for the 23-year-old Tilak. The promotion marks a significant milestone in Tilak's career but also brings greater expectations and responsibility.

Mohammad Kaif urged Tilak not to treat the vice-captaincy as a guarantee of a permanent place in India's T20I side. T...