Amidst the excitement of IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians’ star batsman Tilak Verma has come into limelight for his explosive batting as well as his personal life. From social media to sports circles, 23-year-old Tilak Varma’s name is being linked with famous Telugu actress Sreeleela. Fans and media reports are claiming that both are secretly dating each other. Let us know how suddenly the news of this love story got aired.

This whole gossip started with a video going viral on social media. In this video, Tilak Verma is seen walking in the lobby of a hotel wearing Team India’s practice kit and wearing headphones. Meanwhile, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, coming from behind, teased Tilak in front of the camera and said – ‘In love’. Although Surya did not take anyone’s name in this video, fans immediately connected it with South actress Srileela. It is being told that this video is from just before the start of the IPL season.

When was the rumor of their affair first spread?
This is not the first time that the names of Tilak and Sri Leela have come together. Earlier, the discussion about their relationship had started when Srileela had come to visit Tirumala temple with her mother Swarnalatha. At the same time, Tilak Verma was also reportedly present around the same area. Since then, rumors of their dating had gained momentum on social media.

How did the discussion start again during IPL?
The question in the minds of the fans is that after it being an old issue, why did this issue become heated again during the IPL? In fact, recently some media reports claimed that Srileela’s mother Swarnalata had come to watch the match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings on May 14 at Dharamshala ground. Not only this, a person present with him in the stadium was also wearing a jersey with the name of Tilak Verma. Just after this incident, fans started speculating that something or the other is definitely brewing between the two.

yet to be officially approved
Even though there has been a flood of memes and posts on social media regarding this relationship, let us tell the viewers of our news channel that this news has not been officially confirmed yet. Neither Tilak Verma nor actress Sreeleela has yet issued any statement on this news, so at the moment it is being considered as just a social media rumour.

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