IPL 2023: Best starting playing XI of Rajasthan Royals (RR) after mini auction
At the auction, Jason Holder was their best pick at the price of INR 5.75 crore.
7. Riyan Parag
Riyan Parag hasn’t been up to the mark for RR in all four seasons. Despite his underwhelming show, the franchise retained the youngster and will go with him in the 2023 edition. With only 522 runs in 47 games, he has been poor with the bat but in the upcoming edition of the league, the 21-year-old has to be brilliant.
He also faced a lot of criticism from fans for his poor show on the field and disappointing batting performances. For his domestic team Assam, Parag bats in the top order while in Rajasthan Royals, he plays as a lower-order batter. In these years, the RR are striving to make him a finisher, which has not worked for Parag so far. However, the Assam cricketer exuded confidence this year by saying he could become a great finisher for the Indian cricket team in the future.
In the couple of domestic tournaments that passed recently, he was influential with his bat. Even in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23, the left-handed batter was the leading run-scorer for Assam. With 253 runs in seven games, at a strike rate of 165.35, he was outstanding in the tournament. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy too, he amassed 552 runs in nine matches at a brilliant strike-rate rate of 123.21. Noticing these outings of the youngster, RR fans will be filled with confidence and in the IPL 2023, they will expect him to have a blast with his bat.
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