Rajasthan Royals Riyan Parag in motion throughout the IPL match in opposition to Mumbai Indians. File
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Ever since he made his Indian Premier League debut as a 17-year-old in 2019, Riyan Parag has hit the headlines, some for undesirable causes. While sections of the mainstream media have questioned whether or not the Assamese cricketer was a worthy investment, he was discovered to be a goal for vicious trolls on social media.
Come 2024, and Parag has been the story of the IPL’s seventeenth version. A promotion in the batting order to No. 4 has labored wonders for Parag, who showcased his prowess on April 1 at the Wankhede Stadium with an unbeaten fifty — his second on a trot — to take Rajasthan Royals house in opposition to Mumbai Indians.
RR bowling coach Shane Bond paid Parag an enormous praise after the sport. “He sort of reminds me of Surya (Suryakumar Yadav), who came to Mumbai a few years ago (in 2018). He looks like that — he has extreme talent. He has just matured as a cricketer, even though he is only 22,” Bond stated.
“He has had an outstanding domestic season, obviously, batting up the order. The trade we made with Devdutt (Padikkal), bringing Avesh (Khan) in, was to put Parag up into a position which was probably better suited for him.”
The plan to change Parag from a finisher’s position has paid wealthy dividends early on in the match.
“We are getting the best out of him. The investment that RR has made in him is starting to reap the rewards. It is pretty exciting what he could offer for the rest of the season for us,” Bond stated.
Having began the new monetary yr on a rich notice, the Royals might be hoping for Parag’s kind to proceed to be bullish for the subsequent eight weeks.
