Dharamshala, Dec. 15 -- Indian star batter Tilak Varma achieved a significant milestone in his T20I career after the Men in Blue defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20I of the five-match series on December 14. Varma surpassed Virat Kohli to have the highest batting average in T20I chases with a minimum of 500 runs.

The 23-year-old Varma, who played an unbeaten 25-run knock in India's seven-wicket win, surpassed Kohli's 67.1 average tally. Tilak now has an astounding average of 68 in T20I chases (minimum 500 runs).

The elite list also includes - former Indian captain MS Dhoni (47.71 average), former South African player JP Duminy (45.55 average), and Sri Lanka's great Kumar Sangakkara (44.93 average).

Additionally, Varm...