‘Spent the last three days in bed, taking painkillers’: Riyan Parag, 84 after winning competition

Young batsman Riyan Parag, the architect of Rajasthan Royals’ win over Delhi Capitals, on Thursday revealed that he has been out of shape for the past three days and had to take painkillers to catch up with the IPL matches. The 22-year-old from Assam, regarded as a precocious talent, smashed 84 runs off 45 balls to help Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs and finally put an end to his age. bondage.

“I worked very hard, I was in bed for the past three days, taking painkillers, and I just got up today and I’m very happy,” Parag, who was named the man of the match, said after the game. Competition presentation.

Despite Parag’s talent, he struggled to live up to expectations and struggled in the past few seasons, but his hard work paid off as he top-scored in the IPL with 5 runs to his name. Increased to 185.

“(The emotions) have been resolved and my mom is here and she’s witnessed the struggle of the last three or four years,” he said. “I know how I feel about myself. That doesn’t change whether I get a zero or not.”

In earlier versions, he served as a closer, but this time around, the team management has given him a bigger role at the fourth spot. Parag also comes into the season after scoring a lot of runs in the Deodhar Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s.

“It also has a lot to do with the type of season, I had a great season domestically which helped,” he said.

“Someone in the top four has to bat 20 overs, keep the wicket low and stop, and in the first game Sanju bhayya did that.”

Parag’s performance also impressed his captain Sanju Samson.

“Riyan Parag has become a big name over the last few years. Wherever I go, people ask me about him. He can bring something very special to Indian cricket ,” Samson said.

It was a disastrous start for RR as they fell to 3 for 36 in the eighth over, but Parag slowly built his innings and then accelerated towards the end to lift them to a decent total.

“The way we started, the first ten overs, we were like Roffman, get ready, you might have to bat! The IPL is changing and we all have to stay flexible,” Samson said.

RR’s decision to bring in Nandre Burger as an impact player to replace Shimron Hetmyer also paid dividends with the South African pacer Scored twice in four rounds.

“Before it was about 11 players, now it’s about all 15 players. Sanga and I had a lot of conversations between No. 15 and No. 17 before deciding on impact players. It’s all about gauging which zone they are in .You have to look and make your decision.

“I saw Sandy (Sandeep Sharma) was calm and Avish (Khan) looked good, so I just went with it,” he added, referring to the spectacular deaths of the two pacers bowling.

Talking about his strategy heading into the final over, Avish, who defended 17 in the final over, said: “My plan was always clear. One side was longer, so my plan was to go towards the wide yorker team pitching.

“I give myself five seconds and just think about executing them. My focus is always on executing and supporting my yorkers.

“I’m enjoying it here because we have Sandeep, Boult, Berg and they all have different skills. Samson gives me the freedom to execute and only steps in when he sees me getting into trouble. .

“I try to improve myself every time. In the T20s, I try to reinvent myself. I never think about options and just practice what I want to play.”

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