The Hampshire County Cricket Club has hired Tilak Varma. The Southampton-based county has offered the Hyderabad batter, who plays with his left hand, a contract for close to two months. According to Hampshire, the contract has not yet been signed. However, the child has been granted the NOC by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Varma, 22, will participate in four four-day games for the English county from June 18 to August 2. "The Hyderabad Cricket Association is happy to inform that Hyderabad International player Mr. Hampshire County has approached N Thakur Tilak Varma about playing in the UK County Championship League. The Hyderabad Cricket Association wishes him a great stint with Hampshire County," the HCA said in a statement. In 18 first class games, Varma has 1204 runs at an average of over 50 with five centuries and four half centuries. He is of course a white-ball specialist, having represented India in four ODIs and 25 T20Is with a particularly healthy average of close to 50 (49.93) average in T20Is (749 runs in 24 innings) and a strike rate of 155. Hampshire county, as is well known, has been purchased by Hyderabad-based GMR Group, and it is not a surprise that the club has chosen Varma. Ben Brown, a right-handed wicket keeper batter, is the captain of the county in red ball format.