The incident took place during Mumbai’s tense 204 run-chase against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday when head coach Mahela Jayawardene opted for a rare tactical substitution in the final overs
Indian cricketer Tilak Varma, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A Jagan Mohan Rao and other HCA dignitaries attended the opening day of the championship
Tilak (72 not out, 55b, 4x4, 5x6) cleverly used the extreme pace of English bowlers to amass runs, and singlehandedly took India past the target, as the hosts finished the night at 166 for eight
Tilak narrowly missed out on a century, falling for 99, but Varun remained unbeaten on 109 off 82 balls (7x4, 5x6), steering Hyderabad to the target in 49.4 overs
Various batters have been tried out in recent times for the crucial position once owned by Kohli, with the team think-tank even experimenting with Pant
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