Riyan Parag in action (Courtesy: Rajasthan Royals/Twitter)
Indian Premier League (IPL) fans on X trolled Riyan Parag following his 56-ball century for Assam on follow on. The Assam captain, dismissed for 8 runs off 29 balls in the first innings, took charge of the second innings to score a blistering 56-ball century.
Parag continued the onslaught to register 155 runs off 87 deliveries, ensuring their opponents Chattisgarh have to bat again. The 22-year-old hit 11 boundaries and 12 sixes in his whirlwind knock. But, somehow, it did not go down well among the IPL fans as they criticised and trolled him for his poor run in the lucrative tournament.
Check out the comments here:
Ye bas yahi body dikhate hai…ipl me inhe 🐍 sungh jata hai
— CricMemes🇮🇳 (@cricmemess) January 7, 2024
He always perform in domestic games then why he didn't perform in IPL?
— Anantt18_ (@Akk_vk18) January 7, 2024
That's isane batting from Paraj. Scoring 82 of 40 in a Ranji Game. Hope he scores like this for RR also this year pic.twitter.com/CqeEMAiH73
— Shivam Sopori🇮🇳 (@shivamsopori) January 7, 2024
IPL me aakar fuss ho jayega😂
— परलोकी बाबा (@ParlokiBaba) January 7, 2024
IPL me ye bomb fuss ho jata hai
— Alpenlibe (@Jeevi88l88) January 7, 2024
Jaldi jaldi Domestic mein Runs bana leta hun, phir IPL mein runs naa banake, bekaar ke statements deke and farzi attitude bhi toh dikhana hai.
— Dhumketu (@dhumketu101) January 8, 2024
Parag played a captain”s innings to guide his team to 254 run while following on. He waged a lone battle, with the second highest scorer in the second innings, opener Rahul Hazarika, scoring 39 runs off 65 deliveries. However, Parag struggled to find a second fiddle along side him as wickets continued to fall from the other side.
Chhattisgarh captain Amandeep Khare scored a century to guide his side to 327 runs in the first innings. In response, Assam could only muster 159 runs.
How has Riyan Parag performed in IPL?
Riyan Parag has looked out-of-sort in the IPL in last few years. He struggled to score runs in IPL 2020 and 2021. However, Rajasthan Royals showed faith in him to buy him for INR 3,80,00,000. In the previous edition of the lucrative tournament, Parag accumulated 78 runs in seven innings at an average of 13. He had a below-par strike rate of 118.18.
