The duo play together in IPL with the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Suryakumar Yadav credited the franchise for continuously churning out talent. "All of us - me, Bumrah, Tilak, Rohit, and Hardik - before India, we play for MI. MI is a Gurukul where they make players. So when he [Tilak] played for India, he was already prepared," he said.