It was another failure for the Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Riyan Parag Joe once again failed to make his mark for the franchise. In an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Lucknow Super Giants, Parag managed to score an unbeaten 15 off just 12 balls as his team, chasing a target of 155, posted 144 runs on the board in 20 overs. Ryan did not inspire once again in the role of finisher, fans blasted cruel memes on social media
In his 5 matches for the Royals this season, Parag has registered scores of 7, 20, 7, 5 and 15*. While a lot was expected from the Assam all-rounder, his performances have not really lived up to the expectations so far.
Dhruv Jurel is asking RR owners why Riyan Parag is always sent ahead of him #RRvsLSG pic.twitter.com/WG8gZrumfP
— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii) April 19, 2023
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Ashwin going for the second run off the last ball to reduce the margin of loss.
But, look at Parag, he was still running in his first run.Carelessly denied an easy second run.
It seems, he is not even interested in cricket.
it’s just forced on him pic.twitter.com/THIWmWjksH– Ashutosh (@IAshutoshMittal) April 20, 2023
Man of the match Riyan Parag #RRvsLSG pic.twitter.com/qTtvz1a0s1
– Pukhraj Singh Jodha (@Pukhraj_singh21) April 19, 2023
Sanju Samson: Why should I pick you in the playing 11?
Riyan Parag: pic.twitter.com/KU0HYRroun
– Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 19, 2023
we live in a society where
Riyan Parag Rinku Singh
3.8 crore becomes 50 lakh pic.twitter.com/0jMVhUwrXk— ` (@kudos Kohli) April 19, 2023
RR had Holder and they decided to send Parag, does he really secretly own this team?
— (@SergioCSKK) April 19, 2023
Talking about the performance of Parag, the head coach of Rajasthan Royals Kumar Sangakkara Said at Wednesday’s press conference: “In that case, he can just go out and hit as many sixes as quickly as possible. It’s a very clear plan that Riyan has. We have Dhruv to look after the place And we just needed 2-3 sixes in the middle overs.”
“He is batting well in the nets. We back our players quite well, especially when he comes in to back up for us or DDP comes in as an impact option. The local talent that we have Looking at him. Unfortunately, he hasn’t.” are in good form, we will assess that and address them in training,” Sangakkara explained
LSG, RR skipper after his side’s 10-run defeat sanju samson He expected slow and low conditions in Jaipur and that a team needed to play “smart cricket” to win, which his team did until the ninth over after which they lost direction due to some early wickets.
avesh khanLucknow Super Giants’ last-over heroics sealed a 10-run victory against Rajasthan Royals in an IPL 2023 thriller at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
with PTI inputs
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