IPL 2024: The biggest thing we have seen with Riyan Parag is his maturity: Kumar Sangakkara


Riyan Parag played an excellent inning of 43 runs in 29 balls with the help of one four and three sixes against Lucknow Super Giants.

Riyan Parag and Kumar Sangakara (Pic Source-X)

Rajasthan Royals made their debut in the Indian Premier League 2024 with a bang. They defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 20 runs in their first match of the Indian Premier League 2024. Captain Sanju Samson and Ryan Parag batted very well for Rajasthan Royals against Lucknow Super Giants.

Riyan Parag played an excellent inning of 43 runs in 29 balls with the help of one four and three sixes against Lucknow Super Giants. Not only this, Riyan Parag also made an important partnership of 93 runs for the third wicket with Sanju Samson, due to which the team, batting first against Lucknow, scored 193 runs after losing four wickets in 20 overs.

Let us tell you, Riyan Parag’s performance was also very good in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Ranji Trophy and he gave an excellent all-round performance for Assam. Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara is also very happy with the performance of the young player. Kumar Sangakkara has praised Riyan Parag and said that he is an important aspect of the team and he is expected to perform even better in the upcoming matches.

According to ESPNcricinfo, Kumar Sangakkara said, ‘It was a cricketing decision. We are seeing that Riyan Parag has been performing very well for the last few years. It is not right to let Riyan Parag bat in the last overs and he needs to score important runs for the team even at difficult times of the match.

The biggest thing we have seen with Riyan Parag is his maturity: Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara further said, ‘We feel that his very important role is that he plays with us and he has worked hard for a long time and has scored runs in domestic cricket. The biggest thing we have seen with Riyan Parag is his maturity. There has been a lot of change in Riyan Parag’s game and we are confident that he will bat very well this season.

Rajasthan Royals now have to play their second match of the Indian Premier 2024 today i.e. on March 28 against Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Riyan Parag would also like to perform well in the match against Delhi Capitals and play an important role in his team’s victory.

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