Riyan Parag gets compared to Suryakumar Yadav after years of trolling and unwanted hatred in a dream turnaround | Cricket

A humongous credit score to the Rajasthan Royals workforce administration and the homeowners. Regardless of having quite a few alternatives to dump Parag within the darkness, they stored backing him 12 months after 12 months. They noticed what only a few did. In an insanely aggressive franchise atmosphere the place huge worldwide stars are at occasions judged by two video games, the Royals invested in a loss-making asset for half a decade. And at last, in 2024, it has began to provide returns and the way

Riyan Parag has been RR’s finest batter in two of their three league video games to date and within the one he wasn’t, he scored 43 off 29. The social media trolls have shamelessly taken a 180-degree flip. Undesirable abuse has become unheralded reward. There are talks of a berth within the Indian T20 aspect as nicely. What’s extra? He’s being in comparison with a younger model of Suryakumar Yadav, the world’s No.1 T20 batter.

“He (Parag) form of jogs my memory somewhat little bit of Surya (Suryakumar Yadav), who got here to Mumbai a couple of years in the past. He seems to be like that – he has acquired excessive expertise. He has simply matured as a cricketer, though he’s solely 22,” Shane Bond, the RR bowling coach, mentioned on the post-match press convention after beating MI.

Bond performed an important position in growing bowling abilities at MI in his nine-year stint with the Mumbai-based franchise from 2015 onwards, earlier than shifting base to Jaipur this 12 months.

“He (Parag) 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,” the previous New Zealand quick bowler added.

After smashing an unbeaten 84 off 45 balls towards the Delhi Capitals, Parag performed a accountable knock of 54* to information his workforce house in a 126-run chase.

Why RR promoted Riyan Parag up the order

Suryakumar joined MI in 2011 and spent 4 years at Kolkata Knight Riders from 2014-17 earlier than he was introduced again to the Mumbai aspect in 2018. He’s recovering from a latest surgical procedure.

Bond mentioned Parag has needed to play the position of a finisher within the IPL at a younger age whereas different groups have skilled worldwide gamers in that position.

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

“(The) Tim Davids, (the) Dave Millers… these are top quality gamers who play worldwide cricket. Riyan has been tasked with that for a lot of 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 made from him, it is beginning to reap the rewards. It’s fairly thrilling what he may supply for the remainder of the season for us.”