New Delhi, July 22 -- India batter Tilak Varma has strongly responded to critics questioning his strike rate, saying that he focuses on playing according to the match situation rather than on what people are saying.

The India T20I vice-captain's strike rate in 2024 was 187.73, but in just a couple of years, that has dipped to 143.12. Varma has often struggled against spinners, which has hurt his momentum, according to cricketing pundits.

In the T20I series against Ireland, Varma scored 74 runs from two matches at a strike rate of 110.45, whereas in the T20I series against England, he aggregated 104 runs from five matches at a strike rate of 152.24.

"In this game, you have to bat in different places, and especially in such conditions, i...