MI vs RR – IPL 2024 – Shane Bond on Riyan Parag: ‘He reminds me of Suryakumar Yadav’

“He form of jogs my memory a little bit little bit of Surya [Suryakumar], who got here to Mumbai a number of years in the past,” Bond, who can be RR’s bowling coach, stated on the post-match press convention. “He appears to be like like that – he has acquired excessive expertise. He has simply matured as a cricketer, although he’s solely 22.”

Bond shifted to Royals’ employees this yr, after a nine-year stint with Mumbai. He stated Royals had arrange their line-up this yr to get extra out of Parag. “He has had an excellent home season, clearly, batting up the order. The commerce we made with Devdutt [Padikkal], bringing Avesh [Khan] in, that was to place Riyan up right into a place which was in all probability higher suited.”

Bond stated it was unfair to evaluate Parag on earlier seasons, when he needed to play the position of finisher at such a younger age. “Riyan began so younger, you overlook that he was 17 or one thing, taking part in in one of many hardest spots in a batting line-up: No. 6. You have a look at the characters who end video games across the IPL, they’re usually fairly skilled guys. The Tim Davids, the David Millers… these are high-quality gamers who play worldwide cricket. Riyan had been tasked with that for numerous years. He’s nonetheless a really younger man, however he has acquired this wealth of expertise behind him now.

“We’re getting the most effective of him. The funding that RR have product of him, it is beginning to reap the rewards. It’s fairly thrilling what he may supply for the remainder of the season for us.”

“Riyan began so younger, you overlook that he was 17 or one thing, taking part in in one of many hardest spots in a batting line-up: No. 6. You have a look at the characters who end video games across the IPL, they’re usually fairly skilled guys.”

Do not decide Parag on seasons previous, says Bond

“The competitors is fairly robust, so one of many actual challenges for any bowler coming into this event is to overlook that there’s a [T20] World Cup [coming up], and also you begin bowling to get into the World Cup staff.

“In case your [IPL] staff is profitable, you’re in a profitable staff, alternatives and rewards come from that. That has extra of been our focus, to overlook about all that different noise from the surface and simply work actually onerous for one another.

“If we do this, I’ve acquired little doubt individuals are going to start out speaking, such as you [the journalist asking the question] are actually, about Chahal and whether or not he’ll function within the World Cup or not. He’s bowling superbly.”