Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag Das is an Indian cricketer who plays for the state team of Assam in domestic cricket and for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL. He was a part of the Indian Under – 19 team that won the 2018 Under – 19 Cricket World Cup.

Early life

Riyan’s father, Parag Das is a former first – class cricketer who has represented Assam, Railways and East Zone cricket team. Parag Das and former captain of team India MS Dhoni featured in Railways’ tournaments together in Kharagpur and Guwahati.

On Parag’s IPL debut, Dhoni was keeping wickets and captaining the opposition. His mother Mithoo Barooah, is a former national record holding swimmer in 50m freestyle who represented India at the Asian Championships and SAF Games.

Domestic Career

• Twenty20 debut: for Assam in the 2016 – 17 Inter State Twenty – 20 Tournament on 29 January 2017
• First class debut: for Assam in the 2017 – 18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017
• In 2017, he was selected for India’s Under – 19 squad for the two youth Tests in England. He finished the two youth Tests in England as India’s second – highest run – getter, behind Prithvi Shaw. His twin fifties in the first game – including a 33 – ball half – century, the second – fastest behind Virat Kohli in recorded youth Tests, helped India set up a declaration and paved way for a 334 – run victory in Chesterfield.
• He was selected in India A squad for India U19 Challenger trophy (2017), and became the highest run – getter in that tournament.
• In December 2017, he was named in India’s squad for the 2018 Under – 19 Cricket World Cup. According to the India U19 coach Rahul Dravid, he was in phenomenal form, hitting it beautifully in the build – up, but unfortunately got injured.
• Parag didn’t start the tournament because of a finger injury, and made the XI only for the final group game against Zimbabwe. He broke his finger in the warm up games, but participated in the latter half of that competition.
• The finger injury in his left hand meant he couldn’t bat fluently. He worked on his secondary skill and developed as an offspinner.
• He was the leading run – scorer for Assam in the 2018 – 19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 248 runs in seven matches.
• 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.
• During the 2019 Indian Premier League, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the history of the Indian Premier League.
• 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.

Major Achievements

• As a 14 – year – old, Riyan Parag could have been the youngest first – class debutant in India. But due to the Assam selectors, who weren’t on the same page as the state’s then coach Sanath Kumar, it did not happen.
• During the 2019 Indian Premier League, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the history of the Indian Premier League.
• 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.