IND vs ENG 2nd T20I: Tilak Varma credits Gambhir's advice for Chennai heroics

Tilak Varma, the hero of the Indian team from the second T20I of the five-match series against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, credited head coach Gautam Gambhir for telling him how to bat in each situation, despite all the adversities. 

Tilak, who made 72 and remained unbeaten to lead India to a famous two-wicket win, said, “I was talking with Gautam sir yesterday. He said that ‘whatever happens, according to the situation you should play, you should be flexible in batting.”

The 22-year-old came in to bat at number three and continued to hold one end up even as wickets fell on the other end. Tilak said that it was the advice of Gambhir that kept him steady and focused on the chase.

"He said that whenever the team needs if you want 10 runs in an over, you can take the charge. Or else, if you need the low score or 7-8 runs an over, he said to take that one boundary in the over and stand at the non-striker in the end," Varma added, detailing Gambhir’s advice to him. 

On his way to the match-winning knock, Varma also became the highest scorer in between dismissals in T20I cricket.