“Reminds Me Of Suryakumar Yadav”: RR Assistant Coach Shane Bond’s Ultimate Praise For Riyan Parag

Rajasthan Royals (RR) assistant and bowling coach Shane Bond has mentioned that the teen Riyan Parag reminded him of star India batter Suryakumar Yadav. Parag performed an unbeaten knock of 54 runs from 39 balls in opposition to Mumbai Indians (MI) on Monday. He smashed 5 fours and three sixes at a strike charge of 138.46. The 22-year-old bought maintain of the ‘orange cap’ in IPL 2024 after his blistering knock. The Rajasthan-based franchise sealed a 6-wicket win over Mumbai Indians on the Wankhede Stadium.

While talking on the post-match press convention, Bond mentioned that Parag has ‘excessive expertise’ and he has matured as a cricketer.

“He sort of reminds me a little bit of Surya, who came to Mumbai a few years ago. He looks like that – he has got extreme talent. He has just matured as a cricketer, even though he is only 22,” Bond mentioned.

The RR assistant coach added that the franchise’s fundamental focus has been to win video games within the match.

“If your team is successful, you are in a winning team, selections and rewards come from that. That has more of been our focus, to forget about all that other noise from the outside and just work really hard for each other,” he added.

Summarizing the match, after successful the toss, RR opted to bowl first. Trent Boult (3/22) destroyed the MI top-order within the powerplay, decreasing them to twenty/4. A 56-run partnership between skipper Hardik Pandya (34 in 21 balls, with six fours) and Tilak Varma (32 in 29 balls, with two sixes) introduced some order into the innings briefly earlier than MI skilled a collapse once more to finish at 125/9 in 20 overs.

Yuzvendra Chahal (3/11) and Nandre Burger (2/32) bowled effectively for RR and rocked the MI batting line-up with common wickets, by no means giving them an opportunity to breathe.

In the run chase, RR misplaced openers Jos Buttler (13), Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) whereas skipper Sanju Samson may make solely 12 in 10 balls. Reduced to 48/3, they had been in a tough state of affairs. But Riyan Parag as soon as once more carried out a superb rescue act, scoring 54* in 39 balls, with 5 fours and three sixes to take his facet to a six-wicket win with 27 balls left.

Akash Madhwal (3/20) was the decide of the bowlers for MI.

Following the win, the Rajasthan-based franchise stand on the prime place of the standings with six factors at a internet run charge of 1.249. On the opposite hand, Hardik Pandya’s facet are on the backside of the desk and are but to attain factors.

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