Indian left-hand batter Tilak Varma and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav experienced a grand welcome on their way home at the airport. Tilak Varma became the Asia Cup final hero, as he was instrumental in India’s victory over Pakistan, with his unbeaten 69 runs off 53 balls.

Tilak Varma was swarmed by a crowd of fans at the Hyderabad airport. He was standing through the sunroof of the car, greeting his fans. Tilak Varma’s unbeaten runs in the final soon made him a name to remember by every Indian cricket fan. Memes started rolling out as #OperationTilak, and seemingly, the Hyderabad boy received a warm welcome at the airport.

Not only him, T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav also received a grand welcome at the Mumbai airport on his way. The public is seen cheering for him as he walks alongside security personnel. While Suryakumar Yadav did not have a really good run throughout the tournament, his captaincy has been appreciated at times.

The Indian team saw itself playing for the third time against its archrivals, Pakistan. Pakistan had a good power play, but things went south for Pakistan when spinner Varun Chakravarthy took the important wickets of Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman. Kuldeep Yadav, completely clean, swiped the middle order of Pakistan, as he turned out to be the leading wicket-taker of the Asia Cup tournament.

In the second innings, India did not have a good start, as they had already lost three wickets in four overs. It was Tilak Verma, who set the ground and made a partnership with Sanju Samson, and then Shivam Dube, cruising India to a victory over Pakistan with five wickets, and their ninth Asia Cup.