Rajasthan Royals’s batting sensation Riyan Parag has recently joined the elite list to score over 500 runs in an Indian Premier League season as an uncapped player. Apart from being the biggest franchise cricket league in the world, the IPL has been a great platform for the budding cricketers to showcase their exceptional talents on the global stage.
The ongoing 17th edition of the tournament has witnessed several young talents take on the mighty international cricketers and showcase their cricket prowess for their respective franchises. After facing harsh criticism for his mediocre performances in the past few seasons for Rajasthan Royals, Riyan Parag has bounced back stronger and has single- handedly won the team numerous matches.
Riyan Parag Joines Elite List of Uncapped Batters with 500+ runs in an IPL
Contesting alongside the legendary Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, Riyan Parag is currently in the race for becoming the leading run scorer of IPL 2024. With 531 runs in his bag, Parag has played remarkable knocks for Rajasthan Royals at a strike rate of 152.58 and a noteworthy average of 59.
Alongside young Indian batters breaking into the scene like Abhishek Sharma and Ashutosh Sharma, Riyan Parag has outshined all and has scored over 500 runs in IPL 2024 after Rajasthan Royals recently concluded match against Punjab Kings.
The unique record has been previously achieved by the young Indian cricketers Suryakumar Yadav in 2018 for Mumbai Indians, Ishan Kishan in 2020 for Mumbai Indians and Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2023 for Rajasthan Royals.
Subsequently, Riyan Parag has also become only the third cricketer in the history of the Indian Premier league to score over 500 runs at the number four or below batting position. The young middle order batter has achieved this feat after the India captain Rohit Sharma and the Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant.
The cricketer even possesses the opportunity to cross his teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record of 625 runs in the previous season of the tournament.
Rajasthan Royals has already qualified for the IPL 2024 play-offs and with a league stage match remaining against Kolkata Knight Riders, Parag stands with several opportunities to score and showcase his batting prowess.