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Riyan Parag Age and Biography

Riyan Parag Das is born 10 November 2001 in Guwahati Assam India. Scorpio. Riyan Parag's age is 21 years. His Zodiac Sign is Scorpio. He is an Indian cricketer who competes for Rajasthan Royals and Assam in the Indian Premier League. 

Indian cricketer Riyan Parag competes for Assam in domestic competitions and is presently playing for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He bats right-handed and bowls leg breaks. 

He is a useful leg-break bowler for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and a top-order right-handed batsman.

Family and Childhood

The passion for sports runs in Riyan's family. Riyan's mother Mithoo Barooah Das is a national record-holding swimmer who competed for India at the Asian Championships and SAF Games. Riyan's father Parag Das was a former first-class cricket player who represented Assam. 

For his significant role in India's glorious victory during the 2018 U-19 World Cup Riyan had already been proclaimed the world cup medalist when he was 16 years old.

Education Qualification

Riyan Parag completed his studies at South Point School located in Guwahati Assam.

Girlfriend and Relationships

Riyan Parag is not in a relationship as he continues to focus on his career.

Team

Riyan Parag currently plays for Rajasthan Royals. The team bought him in the 2019 IPL auction for 20 lakh rupees. He is now one of their best players, especially after his performance in the 2024 IPL season.

Riyan Parag Matches and Career

Domestic Career

Play

Riyan Parag made his first-class debut for Assam in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on November 17 just 16 years old. Before making his FC debut Parag made his Twenty20 debut for Assam on January 29 2017 in the 2016–17 Inter-State Twenty–20 Tournament giving him experience at the competitive level. His outstanding play for Assam in the home league was rapidly taken notice of and he was invited to join the Under-19 World Cup team that ultimately won the championship.

The Indian colts destroyed their English counterparts in a 2-Test series which came before the World Cup win. This time the game was played in the red-ball format. Parag who was only 15 then contributed to the historic victory by hitting three half-centuries including fifty runs in each of the first two innings of the unofficial Test.

Youth Test Cricket

During the 2017 tour of England Riyan played his first Youth Test. In his first Youth Test against the England Under-19s he scored fifty runs in two innings. He reached fifty in the second inning after only 33 balls. It is the second-fastest fifty ever recorded in a Youth Test match. In 2007 against the Sri Lanka Under-19s Virat Kohli scored a fifty off just 32 deliveries.

IPL Career

Rajasthan Royals snapped up the promising right-hand batsman during the 2018 auctions for his introductory price of Rs. 20 lakh following standout performances in the domestic circuit.

Parag overcame Sanju Samson and Prithvi Shaw the following year to become the IPL's youngest player to score fifty runs. He participated in 7 games in his first season and scored 160 runs. 

The 2024 IPL season was one of the best moments of his career. Even though he was suffering from ill health, he led his team, Rajasthan Royals to victory over Delhi Capitals. With a 12 run win, Riyan scored 84 off 45 balls.

FC Debut

Riyan made his first-class debut for Assam against Hyderabad in 2017 at 16 years and seven days. As a result he became the first first-class cricketer from India to be born in the twenty-first century.

T20I Career

Riyan made his Twenty20 debut for Assam against Jharkhand in January 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut when he was 15 years and 80 days old making him the second-youngest Indian and fifth-youngest cricketer in Twenty20 history to date. Only Rana Kalangutkar (14 years and 168 days in 2007) was an Indian at the time of his T20 debut which was younger than Riyan.

Under-19 CWC

During the 2018 Under-19 CWC held in New Zealand Riyan was a member of the successful Indian team. In 4 games he batted in the middle of the order and scored 17 runs. In addition he took three wickets.

Riyan Parag’s Matches and Stats (as of 2022)

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Riyan Parag’s Controversies

Frolic Move (2022)

Riyan Parag of the Rajasthan Royals courted controversy when he took a catch to dismiss Marcus Stoinis at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday during the encounter against the Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder. 

The event happened during the final over of the game when Australian all-rounder Stoinis hit a six off a low full toss from Prasidh Krishna. On the next ball he attempted to smash it over the rope once more but Parag was at long-on.

While almost pretending to touch the ball to the ground Parag made a show of the catch which neither the pundits nor many spectators found impressive. He mockingly indicated that the ball had not struck the ground.

Stoinis was earlier claimed to have been caught by Parag but the third umpire determined that the ball rebounded before reaching the RR player. Nevertheless in the 20th over Parag had another chance to hold onto Stoinis' catch.

Tweet Controversy (2021)

"Buttoned up and collar down Virat Kohli isn't the same feel ya #IndvEng " Riyan Parag wrote in a tweet he posted in 2021 during the test series between India and England. Virat Kohli has modified his approach to playing cricket since everyone knows he is not the same aggressive man he once was. 

He intended to convey through the tweet that like many other supporters he missed witnessing Kohli's competitive side in action. However this tweet caused a stir among fans and many of them even claimed that Parag was insulting Kohli and eavesdropping on his private life. However Riyan still needs to provide the general public or Twitterati with an explanation or remove the tweet.

Networth

Riyan Parag’s primary source of income comes from his Cricket career. His Networth is approximately 0.5 Million (Rs 3.5 Crores INR) He also endorses the brand Redbull. 

Awards and Achievements

• During the Youth Test Cricket Riyan Parag scored the fastest half-century.
• He scored 207 runs against England in his Under 19 Debut.
• Parag was a part of the Under 19 world cup squad.
• In 2019 Riyan Parag won the game-changer award for Rajasthan Royals.

Riyan Parag’s Records

• Riyan Parag holds the Indian Premier League runner up 2022.

3 Unknown facts about Riyan Parag

• Riyan Parag was chubby as a teenager. He followed a strict Keto Diet and trained daily to reduce weight.
• Virat Kohli is Riyan Parag’s idol.
• Riyan’s favourite Bollywood celebrities are Salman Khan and Varun Dhawan.

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