Riyan Parag

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Riyan Parag
Personal information
Full nameRiyan Parag Das[1]
Born (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 23)
Guwahati, Assam, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleBatsman
RelationsParag Das (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentAssam
2019–presentRajasthan Royals (squad no. 5)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 4 15 16
Runs scored 167 413 285
Batting average 23.85 27.53 23.75
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 0/2
Top score 80 82 63*
Balls bowled 126 504 160
Wickets 2 11 5
Bowling average 41.50 42.54 42.80
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/41 2/35 1/4
Catches/stumpings 2/– 6/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2021

Riyan Parag (born 10 November 2001) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[2]

Career[edit]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Assam in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017.[3] In October 2017 he was named in India's squad for the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[4] He made his first-class debut for Assam in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017.[5]

In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Assam in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 248 runs in seven matches.[7]

In December 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League at his base price of 20 lakhs.[8][9] In the 2019 Indian Premier League, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the history of the Indian Premier League.[10] He achieved the feat at the age of 17 years and 175 days. The previous record (18 years and 169 days) was jointly held by Sanju Samson and Prithvi Shaw.[11][12][13]

Personal life[edit]

Riyan's father, Parag Das is a former first-class cricketer who played for Assam and Railways.[14][15] His mother Mithoo Barooah, is a former national record holding swimmer in 50m freestyle who represented India at the Asian Championships and SAF Games.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "India U-19 vs England U-19: Manjot Kalra, Kamlesh Nagarkoti star as visitors claim 394-run victory". First Post. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Riyan Parag". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, East Zone: Assam v Jharkhand at Kolkata, Jan 29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "India U-19 team for U-19 Asia Cup announced". Cricket Country. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Group A, Ranji Trophy at Guwahati, Nov 17-20 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Prithvi Shaw to lead India in Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Assam: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "IPL 2020 - Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad in power-packed band of uncapped Indian batsmen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "IPL 2019, DC vs RR: Riyan Parag youngest to hit an IPL fifty".
  12. ↑ "Riyan Parag youngest to score maiden ipl fifty surpasses Sanju Samson, Prithvi shaw". cricketcountry.
  13. ↑ "Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals- Riyan Parag becomes youngest player to score half century in IPL". thehindu.
  14. ↑ Kishore, Shashank (3 August 2017). "Playstation, books, music, and a whole lot of runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "MS Dhoni connection between Riyan Parag and his father". The News Mill. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Riyan soars on cricketer father's dreams". The Times of India. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

External links[edit]

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