At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday, during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals, Riyan Parag amused and astounded Suryakumar Yadav with a magnificent 84 not out off 45 balls.
“A few weeks ago, I met a guy at NCA.” He arrived with a minor ache. focusing on his skills with tremendous discipline and whole emphasis on his recuperation. And I was right when I said, “He is a changed guy,” to one of the coaches there. SKY shared RIYAN PARAG 2.0 on social media.
Parag hit veteran South African pacer Anrich Nortje for 25 runs – 4, 4, 6, 4, 6, 1 – in the final over to hit his highest T20 score. His knock was studded with seven fours and six sixes.
When the home team was asked to bat first, he kept the innings together. After RR got off to a rough start, he shared 54 and 52 runs, respectively, with Ravichandran Ashwin (29), and Dhruv Jurel (20).
“I have put in a lot of practice, I’ve practised against those kind of (bowling of Nortje). I had my options ready for both sides of the wicket – I was backing my strengths, I know I had the power, it’s good when it comes off,” Riyan Parag said at the mid-innings break.
“Sanju (Samson) bhai told me to take it deep, I was confident that I could get a lot of runs. It wasn’t easy for a new batter to come and score, you needed someone to stay until the end. It’s been tough, I’m a bit emotional now, I have worked hard and seeing the fruits of it now,” he added.
