While the entire nation is focused on Team India’s ODI World Cup campaign at home, several uncapped cricketers are setting the domestic circuit ablaze with their commendable performances. Assam all-rounder Riyan Parag is one of them who has been on a phenomenal run in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy and has made headlines with his batting heroics.
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Parag, who plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, has been leading his team by example in the domestic T20 tournament. On Tuesday night, he guided Assam to the quarter-final with a convincing win against Bengal in the pre-quarters in Mohali. He scored an unbeaten 50 off 31 balls, including four sixes and a couple of boundaries, safely taking his side home.
Seven consecutive T20 fifties and a place in SMAT QFs – Riyan Parag is unstoppable! pic.twitter.com/pKmDvnNkws— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 31, 2023
It was his seventh consecutive half-century in the tournament and the celebration after notching it has already taken the internet by storm.
Fifty celebration by Riyan Parag #SMAT2023 @ParagRiyan pic.twitter.com/VkGe2ARbRw— iThunder (@HiPrsm) October 31, 2023
Parag has been banging at the selectors’ door really hard with his phenomenal batting show in the ongoing tournament. After missing out on a fifty against Odisha in Assam’s campaign opener, the 21-year-old bounced back stronger against Bihar with a 61-run knock and has been unstoppable since then. With 490 runs in 8 games, the Assam all-rounder is currently the leading scorer and averages 122.50.
Here are Riyan Parag’s scores in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 so far
45(19) – vs Odisha
61(34) – vs Bihar
76(37) – vs Services
53*(29) – vs Sikkim
76*(39) – vs Chandigarh
72(37) – vs Himachal
57*(33) – vs Kerala
50*(31) – vs Bengal
Parag has been regularly contributing with the ball as well. He has picked up 11 wickets in 8 matches, registering his best figures – 3/9 – against Services in Mumbai.
A lot calmer and more mature than before
Speaking at the post-match show in Mohali after defeating Bengal, Parag said distancing himself from the outside noise has helped him turn more mature as a cricketer.
“I’ve become a lot calmer and more mature. Cutting off the outside noise that’s affected me the last two years. My pep talk before the game was to go out there and enjoy yourselves. It’s a young bunch of boys, it’s fun. Now we’ll dance and celebrate,” Parag said.
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