Riyan Parag- the youngest Cricketer from Assam to score a 50 runs in the history of Indian Premier league (IPL)

Riyan Parag: 

Who is Riyan Parag? 

These days, Riyan Parag is one of the most discussing figure of one of the most popular 12th season of Indian League IPL(Indian Premier League). Riyan Parag name is coming in limelight as the youngest Cricketer from Assam scoring a half century(50,fifty) in the history of IPL. He achieved this achievement at the age of 17 years and 175 days only. The previous record was jointly held by Sanju Samson and Prithvi Shaw (18 years and 169 days).

About Riyan Parag: BirthDate, HomeTown, Family, Education

Full Name: Riyan Parag Das

Date of birth: 10th November 2001

Place of Birth: Guwahati. State- Assam, India

Father's name: Parag Das (Former state-level cricketer)

Mother's name: Mithoo Barooah Das (Swimmer)

HomeTown: Guwahati, Assam, India

Zodiac Sign/ Sun Sign: Scorpio

School: South Point School, Guwahati

Height: in centimeters- 183 centimeters
             in meters- 1.83 meters
             in feet- 6 feet

Eye Colour- Dark Brown

Hair Colour- Black

Batting: Right handed batsman

Bowling- Leg Break

Career of Riyan Parag as a Cricketer:

Riyan Parag, this young Indian cricketer is one of Assam’s brightest prospect. Riyan played into the Assam under-16 cricket team in 2013 at age of 12, and the under-19 cricket team at the age of 13 only. 

He made his Twenty-20 debut for Assam in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017. In October 2017 he was selected in India's squad for the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. He achieved his first-class debut for Assam in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017. 

In December 2017, he was selected in Indian cricket team for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. While Riyan was picked only for the ‘Youth Test’ leg of the tour to England, he showed that he had more than just a good leave and defence. He scored 68 and 50 in the first ‘Test’, the former coming off 137 balls, and the latter of just 33, creating a record for the fastest Youth Test half-century. He added another half-century in the next ‘Test’ as well.

Following that Riyan Parag  came into the under-19 Challenger Trophy  essentially a selection tournament for the World Cup. He responded with 207 runs in four innings, the standout being a century where he displayed excellent footwork against spin, and both timing and power against pace.

In December 2018, Riyan Parag was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 12th Indian Premier League i.e IPL 2019 at his base price of 20 lakhs.