Tilak is a player on rise, his selection for Asia Cup is a brave call: Moody

Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody on Monday hailed young Tilak Varma's call-up to Team India for the upcoming Asia Cup, calling it a "brave" and "smart" decision. On Monday, the BCCI's All India Senior Selection Committee, headed by chief selector Ajit Agarkar, announced the 17-member squad for the continental showdown set to be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka beginning August 31. Varma was included in the squad as the sixth specialised batter alongside skipper Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav.

"I think it's a wonderful selection. I'll call it brave, but I also call it in the same breath smart," Moody told Star Sports.

"He is clearly a player on the rise, as I touched on earlier. He's got not only skill but an enormous temperament, and he is showing that on a regular basis."