Mumbai: Until last season, Ryan Parag was just a player to be laughed at by IPL fans. The main criticism was that there were five batsmen, five bowlers and one Parag in the Rajasthan team. There was even criticism that Parag was kept in the team because he was close to the team owners.
But this season itself, Parag is getting trolled by trolls. Parag was the backbone of Rajasthan’s batting in all the three games they won in the season. Promoted to number four in the batting order, Parag formed a crucial partnership with captain Sanju Samson in the first match against Lucknow Supergiants. Parag, who scored 43 off 29 balls, remained unbeaten on 84 off 45 balls in the second match against Delhi Capitals. Parag’s performance of 25 runs in the last over against Henrich Norkya was crucial in Rajasthan’s 12-run victory.
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Even as Josh Buttler, Yashaswi Jaiswal and captain Sanju Samson returned without a fight against Mumbai Indians yesterday, it was Parag who kept Rajasthan going. Parag, who remained unbeaten with 54 runs off 39 balls, got the orange cap on his head. Till last season, Parag had only one half-century in his IPL career.
A finisher last season, Parag scored just 78 runs in seven matches. The highest score is 20. But Parag, who won the orange cap from Kohli after scoring 184 runs in just the first three games of the season, was received by his mother yesterday when he reached his hotel room after the match. The mother showed her love for Parag by taking the orange cap from her bag and placing it on her son’s head.
Riyan Par-AAG 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/WH3M5dsDH0
— JioCinema (@JioCinema)
Parag said after the match that he was too old to blame for many tests in previous years and this time the method was to look at the ball and hit it. This season for Parag is not only a tribute to the trolls, but also to the team management that kept him going despite a series of poor performances.
No one loves you like your mom does. 💗 pic.twitter.com/oaWC2SYR47
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
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Last Updated Apr 2, 2024, 1:28 PM IST
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