Is Tilak Varma the Newest Entry on the Age Fraud List?

Tilak Varma, India's new hero against Pakistan, seems to have added his name to the Age Fraud list. An old interview of Tilak Varma with his childhood coach has resurfaced, showcasing that he might have lowered his age.

Tilak Varma quickly made it to the headlines after helping India to win the Asia Cup 2025 final. With his impressive knock of 69 runs against Pakistan, Tilak seems to be the rising young talent for the team. But with this fame, some new allegations have come up against him.

A video of Tilak Varma with his childhood coach, Salam Sir, . It has been claimed that the video was shot in 2011, and at that time, Tilak Varma claimed himself to be 12 years old. However, this does not match the mathematics of his age right now.

1. Tilak’s Interview with Coach Resurfaces

Before the match between India and Pakistan in the final, an old video of Tilak Varma with his childhood coach resurfaced. Watching the video, it was claimed that it was shot in 2011. Salam coached Tilak in his stint with the Hyderabad Under-19 team.

In the video, Tilak Varma said that he is 12 years old and is being coached by Salam Sir. If we take the calculation, Tilak Varma should be approximately 25-26 years old as of now. But that is not what his actual age is, according to Google.

Google shows Tilak Varma was born on 8 November 2002, and he will be turning 23 this year. But the proofs shown in the video claim to be a lot different, with Tilak being aged above 25. Several fans also claim that due to his heroics against Pakistan, the news of his age fraud is being overlooked by the media.

Claims are now being made that Tilak Varma is also involved in age fraud, like various other cricketers of the Indian cricket team. If this turns out to be true, it might also have some serious consequences on the future of Tilak in the Indian cricket team. However, it should also be noted that the sources claiming the same have not been verified.

2. Players Caught in Age Fraud Scandals

Age fraud seems to be the new norm in the Indian cricket team. While some players have faced allegations for the same, there have been a few who were also caught up in it. One such name in the Indian cricket team includes Nitish Rana.

Although Rana has not been seen as a strong contender in the ICT, he also faced allegations of age fraud. And when it was checked by the officials, Nitish Rana was caught faking his age during the IPL 2015 season. Along with him, 21 other players were also caught being involved in this age fraud.

Recently, in the IPL 2025 season, the speculations of age fraud increased. Various officials also started to notice that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi might have faked his age to be called a young talent. While the proofs for Sooryavanshi faking his age are still not clear, Tilak Varma has also joined the list of players being suspected of age fraud.