Brian Lara on how ‘undisciplined’ Riyan Parag changed his perspective in IPL 2024

Riyan Parag is one of the strongest performers in IPL 2024. The young all-rounder from Assam emerged from inconsistent early performances to produce one of the brightest performances of IPL 2024. Rajasthan Royals scored 318 runs in seven games In IPL 2024, Riyan Parag is among the top three run-scorers in this IPL. There are even rumors that Riyan Parag might feature in the T20 World Cup.

West Indies great Brian Lara praised Parag for his transformation from zero to hero in one edition.

“What I saw, and I will say this on national television… what I saw was an undisciplined young player who was very talented. I just wonder why they (RR) kept insisting (with him) ),” Lara was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times as he selected Riyan Parag as the most influential player this season among the stars who have not represented the national team in 2024.

“He has a little bit of arrogance – which is necessary – and that’s good, a lot of confidence. But now, he seems to have left last year’s IPL… He has played and scored runs in different leagues in India and his attitude “The discipline and focus are completely different and his impact has been the biggest so far and what I have seen is so solid and I believe that impact will continue into IPL 2024,” Lara further said.

Riyan Parag recently opened up about the trolls he faced while going through the recession.

“Life outside cricket does affect you. And that played a big role in my career, that’s how I dealt with it,” Rijan said.

“It wasn’t great at first, I took a lot of things to heart, what people said about me and so on, whatever it was. I just had to figure out what was important to me and whose opinions mattered to me. important, and it helped that I finally understood that,” Riyan said