The 22-year-old has been a regular feature in India's T20I setup.
Star India batter Tilak Varma has opened up about a different side of his career. The youngster revealed some of the breathtaking challenges that he faced in the initial days of his career, and the support that he received thereafter.
The youngster spoke about the challenges he faced in an interview in the Breakfast with Champions episode with Gaurav Kapoor. He presented a different spectrum of what players can go through if they do not manage to take care of their bodies.
Tilak Varma spoke about his hunger to perform and be the best version of himself, right from his initial days as a cricketer. Like any other player, he has always held aspirations to break into the Test side, and revealed that he was working extremely hard for the same. However, his life showed him a tragic side of how things could have gone wrong, and all it took to come back on track was realisation.
There are often two types of struggles that a player goes through, right from the start till the end of his career. One is the struggle that is visible to the world – it can be loss of form, non-performance, and a lot more on the outside. However, the other part is where it can get really heavy, and demands a lot of support from teammates, support staff, and fans.
The 22-year-old Tilak Varma was diagnosed with a disease called Rhabdomyolysis, in which muscle breakdowns take place at an aggressive rate. The cause of the disease was Tilak’s extreme work ethic, which he had set for himself. As a result, the youngster used to be in the gym for hours even on rest days. Eventually, his muscles were overburdened, and they broke down.
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When the Mumbai Indians star was playing for the India A side in Bangladesh, he recalled that he pushed himself for a hundred, and his eyes started tearing up. His fingers weren’t moving at all, and his body got so stiff that it felt like a stone. After his knock, the gloves had to be cut off because the fingers weren’t moving at all.
“Immediately, I got a call from Akash Ambani. He spoke to the BCCI, which helped me a lot. Thanks to Jay Shah sir. I was immediately admitted to the hospital. The doctors told me had I delayed by even a few hours, the consequences could have been catastrophic”, said Tilak Varma.
To make matters worse, Tilak expressed that his hands had become so hard that the needle wasn’t being injected into his body. The condition of the youngster was pathetic, and his mother was constantly by his side.
Incidents like these highlight the importance of recovery. Having ambitions is one thing. But giving one’s body appropriate time to rest and rejuvenate would be as important as a gym session.
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