{"id":3797,"date":"2022-06-01T13:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T07:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=226150"},"modified":"2022-06-01T13:07:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T07:37:55","slug":"ipl-2022-when-you-talk-of-him-he-is-not-that-big-a-player-former-cricketing-legend-slams-riyan-parag-for-poor-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl-2022-when-you-talk-of-him-he-is-not-that-big-a-player-former-cricketing-legend-slams-riyan-parag-for-poor-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2022: \u201cWhen you talk of him, he is not that big a player,\u201d former cricketing legend slams Riyan Parag for poor performances"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riyan Parag<\/a>, a new notable face in the Indian Premier League<\/a>, has been in the news for the wrong reasons for a while now. The Rajasthan Royals<\/a>\u2018 middle-order batsman first made a headline for mocking the third umpire. Later, the youngster showed frustration with his senior teammate Ravichandran Ashwin<\/a> following a run-out due to miscommunication. The youngster also got into a heated argument with Harshal Patel<\/a>. In an interview pre-IPL, the youngster stated that he aspires to be the best finisher in Indian cricket, but his actions don\u2019t reflect so. Parag has been inconsistent for the past few seasons, and the Indian cricket Legend Madan Lal<\/a> didn\u2019t hesitate to speak up about the youngster\u2019s poor run.<\/p>\n

Indian World Cup-winning all-rounder Madan Lal, in his interview with Sports Tak, stated that \u201cRiyan Parag has played all matches but hasn\u2019t given a single performance.\u201d The Indian Legend seemed disappointed by the approach of the youngster. Madan Lal further said, \u201cWhen you talk of him\u2026 he is not that big a player who can change the game. Until now, all the IPLs that have taken players, and all the players who have taken part, have shown improvement and stepped up. But this player (Parag) hasn\u2019t shown any progress given the number of chances he has got.\u201d The statement from Madan Lal makes high sense as the youngster\u2019s record in IPL<\/a> has been static, and he hasn\u2019t been able to cross the 200-run mark in a single season of IPL.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Parag\u2019s batting order and the importance of the middle-order, Madan Lal said, \u201cThe slot at which he plays is very important in T20 cricket. Because that is where you can accelerate and score runs. Now, if you can\u2019t score runs from there, your difficulties will only increase.\u201d<\/p>\n

The youngster has been a part of the Mega-league since 2019. And has a poor overall batting average of 16.84. His strike rate is also 124.88, which is relatively low considering he plays the role of a power-hitter at the end. Further, the youngster has only scored two half-centuries in his 47 outings, stating his inconsistency and lack of temperament.<\/p>\n

However, The former Sri Lanka Skipper and Rajasthan\u2019s head coach and director, Kumar Sangakkara<\/a>, have backed the youngster. Supporting Parag, Kumar Sangakkara stated, \u201cI think Riyan Parag\u2026 has got a huge amount of potential, and we got to work him into higher batting number by the time we come in next season. I look forward to kind of grooming him to become more of a kind of an early middle-order player rather than just a death-hitter. Because I think he is so accomplished against spin as well as pace.\u201d Further, he also said that promotion in the batting order from next season would bring out the best in Parag.<\/p>\n

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