Vijay Deverakonda Beats Tilak Varma in Pickleball: Actor Vijay Deverakonda beat Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma in a friendly pickleball match before Mumbai’s IPL 2025 game against Gujarat Titans at Wankhede Stadium. The match ended 2-1 in favor of Deverakonda’s team, despite his promise to wear a Mumbai Indians jersey if he lost.
Pickleball Face-off Brings Fun Before Serious Cricket
Ahead of the important match on Tuesday in Mumbai, Tilak Varma and Vijay Deverakonda took part in a lighthearted game of pickleball. The two played a “best of three” series, teaming up with partners.
Vijay Deverakonda had promised to wear a Mumbai Indians jersey if Tilak Varma’s team won. But Deverakonda and his partner ended up winning the series 2-1.
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Mumbai Indians Fight for Top Spot in Tight IPL Race
Mumbai Indians, led by Hardik Pandya, are in second place on the IPL 2025 table with 14 points from 11 matches. They have bounced back from a slow start and are now strong contenders for the playoffs.
Tilak Varma has been a key player in the middle order this season. The race for the top spot has been tight. Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Mumbai Indians have all taken the lead at different times.
Jayawardene Unfazed by Shifting Points Table
Last week, Mumbai Indians were on top, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved ahead. Then, Punjab Kings also climbed above MI to take second place. Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene said he is not worried about the constant changes in the standings.
“I mean, obviously, the number of games that you’re playing and how that composition works, there is always going to be change, especially with Punjab Kings having that odd number because of the rain-off game.” – (Jayawardene)
“So, all those things that we as a franchise can’t control or I as a coach can’t control, I’ll just focus on the game tomorrow, and then after that, the next game, we have three good games against us, which is good for us.” – (Jayawardene)
“So we just want to do what we’ve been doing, play some good cricket. The boys are focused on that, and the rest I can’t control. So, my focus would be what they might control at this point and just keep focusing on,” said Jayawardene in the pre-match press conference.
News in Brief: Vijay Deverakonda Beats Tilak Varma in Pickleball
Actor Vijay Deverakonda defeated Tilak Varma in a pickleball match before Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2025 game. Mumbai Indians are second on the table with 14 points. Despite changes in rankings, coach Mahela Jayawardene says he is focused only on winning games, not the points table.
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