Riyan Parag
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| Full name | Riyan Parag Das[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 2001 Guwahati, Assam, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Parag Das (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Assam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riyan Parag Das (born 10 November 2001) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Assam in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[2]
Personal life
Riyan's father, Parag Das is a former first-class cricketer who played for Assam and Railways.[3][4] His mother Mithoo Barooah, is a former national record holding swimmer in 50m freestyle who represented India at the Asian Championships and SAF Games.[5]
Career
Riyan made his Twenty20 debut for Assam in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017.[6] In October 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[7] He made his first-class debut for Assam in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017.[8]
In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] He was the leading run-scorer for Assam in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 248 runs in seven matches.[10]
In December 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League at his base price of 20 lakhs.[11][12] During the 2019 Indian Premier League, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the history of the Indian Premier League.[13] He achieved the feat at the age of 17 years and 175 days breaking the previous record of 18 years and 169 days, jointly held by Sanju Samson and Prithvi Shaw.[14]
He was released by Rajasthan ahead of the mega auction for 2022 Indian Premier League.[15] In February 2022, he was re-bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[16]
Honours
- Indian Premier League runner up 2022
References
- ^ "India U-19 vs England U-19: Manjot Kalra, Kamlesh Nagarkoti star as visitors claim 394-run victory". First Post. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Riyan Parag". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Kishore, Shashank (3 August 2017). "Playstation, books, music, and a whole lot of runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "MS Dhoni connection between Riyan Parag and his father". The News Mill. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Riyan soars on cricketer father's dreams". The Times of India. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, East Zone: Assam v Jharkhand at Kolkata, Jan 29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "India U-19 team for U-19 Asia Cup announced". Cricket Country. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Group A, Ranji Trophy at Guwahati, Nov 17-20 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Prithvi Shaw to lead India in Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Assam: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2020 - Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad in power-packed band of uncapped Indian batsmen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Riyan Parag youngest to score maiden ipl fifty surpasses Sanju Samson, Prithvi Shaw". Cricket Country.
- ^ "IPL 2022: List of players released by Rajasthan Royals". Crictracker. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.