Rajasthan Royals’ all-rounder Riyan Parag confronted another setback as he failed to deliver for his team yet again in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Lucknow Super Giants. RR put up a total of 144 runs in 20 overs while chasing a target of 155, and Parag could only drive an unbeaten score of 15* runs in 12 balls in the finisher’s role. Unhappy fans took to social media to share comic memes about his performance.
Twitter floods with humorous memes after another bad performance by Riyan Parag
Riyan Parag, the all-rounder from Assam, has played 5 matches for the Royals in the existing season of IPL. However, his scores in these games have been entirely disappointing – 7, 20, 7, 5, and an unbeaten 15*. Parag’s performances have not approximated the anticipations that were set for him.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals’ head coach Kumar Sangakkara addressed Riyan Parag’s performances and strategy. Sangakkara mentioned, “In that situation, he can just go out and hit as many sixes as quickly as he can. It’s a very clear plan that Riyan has. We had Dhruv to kind of take care of the place and we just needed 2-3 sixes in the middle overs.”
“He’s been batting well in the nets. We do back our players quite well especially when he comes in to back up for us or DDP comes in as an impact substitute. Looking at the local talent that we have. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been in good form, we will assess that and address them at the training,” Sangakkara explained