Hyderabad, Oct. 19 -- Slowly but surely, Hyderabad's Tilak Varma has cemented his place in India's white-ball teams. He will shortly accompany the team to New Zealand as the side's T20 vice-captain. As the deputy to skipper Shreyas Iyer, it will be a challenging role for Varma. The Hyderabadi left-hander will be playing in unfamiliar conditions in New Zealand, but the Indian camp will be counting on his ability to finish the contests as a hard-hitting number 5 or number 6 batsman.

Tilak Varma combines a sound technique with an aggressive approach and has shown the ability to adapt to different match situations. He can build an innings when India requires him to do so, rotate the strike during the middle overs, and accelerate rapidly when...