Tilak, Rahul hit fifties to steer home side to Ranji Trophy Plate Group title at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Hyderabad ended the day with an impressive total of 381/3 to take a lead of 302 runs thanks to Tanmay's century and half-centuries from Rahul Singh, Rohit Rayudu and Tilak Varma
Sanju Samson was overlooked for the ODI World Cup in India with selectors preferring to go with the likes of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav despite the Kerala batter averaging 55.7 in 13 ODI innings
Tilak, along with his coach Salam Bayash, were felicitated by the Legala Cricket Academy, Lingampally in the presence of academy students, parents and the owners
With this gold the Indian men's team made an important contribution as India fulfilled its dream of 'ab ki baar, sau paar,' which roughly translates to 'this time we will get more than 100 medals'.
Winning the toss, India opted to bowl first. The Indian spinners dismantled the Bangladeshi batting lineup, swiftly claiming key wickets. By the end of the powerplay, Bangladesh stood at 21/3 after six overs.
With India announcing their squad for the Asia Cup, former Australia cricketer Tom Moody said the decision to take Tilak Varma in the side is a brave and smart call
Though India lost the series 2–3, the Hyderabad left-hander scored 173 runs in five outings to emerge as the top batter, ahead of Suryakumar Yadav with 166 runs.