Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Shane Bond has described in-form Ryan Parag as an “extremely talented” player and compared him to young Suryakumar Yadav, later The player joined Mumbai Indians a few years ago and has gone on to become one of the most explosive T20 batsmen in the league. world. The 22-year-old Parag has brought his prolific form in domestic cricket to the IPL, hitting two quality fifties to help Rajasthan register wins in all three matches so far.
Parag’s latest effort came in the six-match series against Mumbai Indians on Monday. He scored 54 runs in 39 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes to lead Royals in pursuit of 126 runs.
“He (Parag) kind of reminds me of Suryakumar Yadav who came to Mumbai a few years ago. That’s what he looks like – he has tremendous talent. He has just matured as a cricketer , even though he is only 22 years old,” Bond, who is also RR’s bowling coach, said at the post-match press conference.
Bond was with MI Mumbai for nine years since 2015 and played a vital role in nurturing bowling talent before shifting his base to Jaipur this year.
“Obviously, he (Parag) has had a good domestic season and done well. The deal we did with Devdutt (Padikkal), bringing in Avish (Khan), was to bring in Ri Young is in a position where he is probably better suited,” the former New Zealand fast bowler added.
Suryakumar, the world’s number one T20 batsman, joined MI in 2011 and played four years with Kolkata Knight Riders from 2014-17 before returning to Mumbai in 2018. He is recovering from recent surgery. Bond said Parag will have to play the role of a finisher in the IPL at a young age, while other teams have experienced international players playing the role.
“Riyan started so young that you forget he is only around 17 years old, playing in one of the toughest positions in the batting line-up at No. 6. You look at the roles that have been done around the IPL and they are generally very experienced people,” he said.
“Tim Davis, Dave Miller…these are quality players playing international cricket. Riyan has been shouldering the task for many years. He is still young but has a wealth of experience now experience.
“We are getting the most out of him. RR’s investment in him is starting to pay off. It’s very exciting what he can bring to us in the rest of the season.” Bond also feels “selfless” Yuzvin Yuzvendra Chahal, who set up a meager 4-0-11-3 on Monday to set up a win over Rajasthan, may return to India if he continues to perform well.
“The competition is very fierce so one of the real challenges for any bowler who comes into this tournament is to forget that there is a World Cup and you start bowling to get into the World Cup team,” he said.
“If your team is successful, then you are on a winning team and that’s where the selection and rewards come from. That’s what we focus on, forget all the noise from the outside and work hard for each other.
“If we do that, I have no doubt that people will start talking about Chahal like you are now and whether he will play in the World Cup. He is bowling beautifully and if he continues to do that, then we are in this tournament There are great opportunities,” he added.
Bond said knowing opposing players also helps formulate strategies for his current team.
“When you obviously spend a lot of time with certain players and watch them every day and talk to them about their game and the way they look at it, it definitely helps,” he said.
“It’s very fun to be on the other side of the team. Get dismissed a few times and you get a lot of satisfaction out of it.” MI pacer Akash Madhwal, Wankhede Stadium The new pitch helped the bowlers in the first game, but maintaining a tight line of defense was equally important.
“We have to lay the foundations well and have to bowl on the stump line. The pitch is a little helpful to the fast bowlers,” said Madhwal, who returned on 3/20.
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