‘Tough, but no excuses’: Ishan, Tilak on going from Duleep final to Afghanistan T20Is

🏏 Duleep Final to Afghanistan T20Is—No Excuses, Just Adapters! 🏏

Namaste, cricket family! Just as a dancer shifts from a slow, graceful varam to a blazing thatt—same body, completely different rhythm—so do Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma brace for a format switch that's nothing short of a choreographic challenge! 💃

Here's the situation: These two are set to captain East Zone and South Zone in the Duleep Trophy final (Chennai, Sun–Sept 10). Then, just three days later, they jet off to New Delhi to lead India in the 3-match T20I series vs Afghanistan. Only ~2 days to recover, travel, and reset the mind!

The players speak:

Kishan put it beautifully—knowing the format and role is everything. "It gets difficult when you're hitting from ball one in white-ball cricket, then suddenly back to a totally different role in domestic cricket," he said. But both are firm: "As professionals, it is our job to adapt. We cannot make excuses." 🙌

Tilak, South Zone captain & India's vice-captain, agrees—calling the switch "slightly challenging" but confident that practice time in Delhi will be "more than enough."

Extra firepower for South Zone! 🔥

Devdutt Padikkal joins the squad after a stellar Sri Lanka Test series—328 runs in 3 innings, two centuries, Player of the Series! Tilak confirms he'll bat at #3 and believes his form is a "big boost" for the young batting lineup.

Smart scheduling, sharp mindsets, and no excuses—that's the professional way! What do you all think about this format-hopping marathon? 🤔

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Source: Times of India