Riyan Parag seems to be taking IPL 2024 by storm. The young all-rounder from Assam has now gone on to great form after a poor run in the past few years. He scored a half-century at will in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. In IPL 2024, he has scored three fifties in the last four games and is a strong contender for the Orange Cap. Parag also scored 76 points on Wednesday. This led the great Sunil Gavaskar to say during the half-time break that the BCCI is “eyeing” Riyan Parag in the T20 World Cup.

In the last 15 T20 innings, Parag has scored 10 half-centuries at a strike rate of over 170.

Amid all the talk about India’s T20 World Cup squad, Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara has an important message for Riyan Parag.

The 22-year-old is second only to Virat Kohli in the run-scoring list in this IPL this season, having scored 261 runs, with a highest score of 84 and a strike rate of over 158.

The slugger’s 76 runs in 48 balls were in vain as the Gujarat Titans scored an impressive total of 196 off the last ball of the innings, breaking the Royals’ four-match winning streak on Wednesday.

“I think his (Palag) potential is something that everyone can see. I think for Riyan the real focus is on Rajasthan and this season, whatever happens (considering playing in the T20 World Cup) will be there That happens after that,” Sangakkara said in response to a question about the Assam cricketer’s availability for India’s berth in the World Cup in West Indies and the United States later this year.

“I think you should never look too far ahead of things to look for the future. As long as he keeps his head down, he’s going to work hard, he’s hitting the ball well, he’s organized, he’s working hard in the offseason, He just needs to keep doing those good things and if he does all that, good things will happen,” added the charismatic former Sri Lankan, one of the greatest batsmen with over 12,000 Test runs and 14,000 Second ODI run.

With PTI input