New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- India's Tilak Varma starred in his team's four-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20I in Christchurch on Saturday, slamming an unbeaten 51 runs from 26 deliveries. This knock, however, wasn't an easy one for Tilak as he walked out to bat when India were in a spot of bother a 70/5 in the 11th over following the dismissal of Axar Patel.

The Men in Blue had been set a target of 181, and a formidable partnership was the need of the hour. That is where Tilak stepped in. He first forged a 42-run stand with Naman Dhir for the sixth wicket, before going onto forge an unbeaten 69-run partnership with Nitish Kumar Reddy.

"At that stage (When India were five down) I was just thinking about playing till the end," Tilak...