Rajasthan Royals youngster Riyan Parag has gotten serious about his run-out episode with partner Ravichandran Ashwin that drew public rage during the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL).
During the Qualifier-1 of the 10-team rivalry at Eden Gardens, Rajasthan saw two run-out excusals against Gujarat Titans incorporating an odd one in the last over of the innings. With the last ball yet to be bowled, Parag strolled in next as Ashwin took strike. Yet, bowler Yash Dayal bowled a wide ball, which brought about Parag rushing to the opposite end.
Titans keeper Wriddhiman Saha gathered the ball and heaved it back to the bowler who completed the run-out. The excusal left Parag baffled as he strolled off out of resentment. Ashwin ultimately oversaw two runs off the last ball as Rajasthan wrapped up with 188 for six.
Ravichandran Ashwin Apologized After The Incident: Riyan Parag
The video of the episode became a web sensation in a matter of seconds via social media and Parag was pulverized for his gaze at his batting accomplice.
Parag, who doesn’t avoid showing his feeling on the field, has focused on the occurrence, saying Ashwin ought to have gone for the single as he didn’t have a tailender at the non-striker’s end. He additionally said the senior spinner even apologized later.
“’It would’ve been fine if Ashwin was batting with tailender. He should run when I’m batting. I was shocked. I just stared at him once and walked back.
Later, Ashwin came to me and said sorry because he was thinking something at that time and didn’t run. But you all will just create anything like Riyan Parag gives ‘death stare’ to Ravichandran Ashwin,” he said during a gaming stream on Rooter.
Riyan Parag Recalls The Incident Against RCB In IPL 2022
Parag likewise talked about his much-discussed battle in IPL 2022 with Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Harshal Patel. The 20-year-old from Assam hit the bowler for 18 runs in the last over, which ultimately prompted a verbal disagreement toward the finish of the innings. Parag uncovered he was approached to act like a youngster by pacer Mohammed Siraj.
“Last year, Harshal Patel had dismissed me when we were playing against RCB. I was walking back. Then, he made a hand gesture telling me to go away. I didn’t see that on the spot. I saw that when I went back to the hotel and saw the replay. It stuck in my mind since,” Parag recalled.
“Now, when I hit him (Harshal) in the last over, I did the same gesture. I didn’t say anything, I didn’t abuse. But then, Siraj called me. Harshal didn’t say anything.
“When the innings ended, Siraj called and said, ‘Hey, come here, come here’. He said, ‘you’re a kid, behave like a kid’. I told him, ‘bhaiya, I’m not saying anything to you’. By then, players from both the teams came and it ended there. Later, Harshal didn’t shake my hand. which I thought was a little immature,” Parag further said.
Rajasthan wound up as runners-up of the tournament in the wake of losing to IPL beginners Gujarat in the final at Ahmedabad. Jos Buttler, who equalled Virat Kohli’s record of four centuries in one IPL season, was named player of the competition, while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal snatched the Purple Cap.
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