Riyan Parag was slammed for not scoring runs in the IPL 2022 title showdown at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Rajasthan youngster, who was previously criticized for a controversial catch celebration, was slammed for not scoring runs in the title showdown at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Riyan Parag perished for just 15 and failed to provide a late flourish as Rajasthan ended up scoring 130 for nine in 20 overs. Gujarat, in response, chased down the total in the penultimate over to lift the IPL crown in front of home fans.
Riyan Parag And Devdutt Padikkal Played Well In Patches: Kumar Sangakkara
Despite the criticism for his controversial catch celebration, Riyan Parag amassed 183 runs from 17 matches at a strike rate of 138.64, with the best score of 56 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. As Rajasthan Royals missed out on the second Indian Premier League (IPL) in the final hurdle against Gujarat Titans, Riyan Parag came under the radar of netizens on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara spoke about their season and said the side needs to improve in a lot of areas despite achieving a runners-up finish.
“Well, we have got a lot of improving to do in all areas. If you take our batting, we had huge contributions from Jos (Buttler), Sanju, and Shimron Hetymer at the early stages,” said Sri Lanka great in the post-match presser.
“Riyan (Parag) and Devdutt (Padikkal) really played well in patches, but I think in terms of overall performance, we need a little bit more from the support role players as well,” he further added.
Devdutt Padikkal was one of the expensive buys for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 mega auction as he cost INR 7.75 Crores after an intense bidding war.
He had a good season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore last year with 411 runs in 14 IPL 2021 games at an average of 31 and also brought up his first century in the cash-rich tournament as well. He has scored 376 runs in 17 IPL 2022 games averaging 22.12 including a fifty (54). He was RR’s 3rd highest run-getter in IPL 2022 so far.
Riyan Parag Would Be Grommed Before IPL 2023 Said Kumar Sangakkara Who thinks The Assam Batter Is Accomplished Against Both Spin And Pace
Kumar Sangakkara also backed young Riyan Parag amid the criticism, saying the franchise wants to groom him as a middle-order player moving forward in IPL 2023 onwards. A gun fielder who can contribute with bat and ball, the Assam player amassed 183 runs from 17 matches.
“I think Riyan Parag, he has got a huge amount of potential, and we got to work him into higher batting number by the time we come in next season. I look forward to kind of grooming him to become more of a kind of an early middle-order player rather than just a death-hitter.”
“Because, I think he is so accomplished against spin as well as pace,” the Sri Lankan batting great noted,” Sangakkara elaborated.
Rajasthan, who assembled a strong team with clever signings in the February auction, ended the league stage in the second position and defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier-2. Kumar Sangakkara said that it was the best and strongest eleven that the franchise played with.
“…but when you take the quality of players that we had, this was the best side and the strongest side (that) we put out on the park,” he said.
Riyan Parag found a place in the Rajasthan Royals setup again for INR 3.8 Crores. The Assam cricketer has played some crucial innings that have helped his franchise in the last few years. He also adds up to the all-rounder option as he can rotate his arm with some leg-spin which is crucial to the balance of the side.
He has scored only 183 runs in 17 IPL 2022 games averaging 16.64. He has also picked 1 wicket bowling 4 overs conceding 59 runs. He top-scored with an unbeaten 56 against RCB.