Former India player Aakash Chopra has praised Riyan Parag for playing a fighting knock, including six consecutive sixes, in the Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He recalled Parag was being trolled when he had tweeted about potentially
hitting four sixes in an over two seasons ago as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Riyan Parag had a mountain to climb. Half the team had been dismissed before the 10-over mark. Wanindu Hasaranga was sent up the order. He went and came back. He didn’t disturb the scoreboard at all, and they were down and out. Shimron Hetmyer was going at a run-a-ball, and then Riyan Parag decides.”
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“Riyan Parag had tweeted two years ago that his inner conscience was saying that he would hit four sixes in an over that season. One doesn’t tweet such things, but he did it. He was trolled a lot. He was a small kid, and he did it. He must have been manifesting. He might be writing it in a book nowadays,” he added. “Then, when that day came, he hit six sixes. He hit five sixes in an over. He kept Moeen Ali only in the stands. Then he hit the first ball he played in the next over for a six, which means six sixes in a row. That was absolutely wow,” Chopra again shared.
𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙍𝙞𝙮𝙖𝙣 🔥
The #RR captain is in the mood tonight 😎
He keeps @rajasthanroyals in the game 🩷
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However, Aakash Chopra also stated that the Rajasthan Royals suffered another poor defeat despite Shubham Dubey (25* off 14) smashing a few lusty blows in the final over as well.
“Rajasthan lost a match that was totally in Kolkata’s control by just one run. Shubam Dubey hit a four and two sixes, but eventually that run-out happens. You tend to feel for RR as they have lost narrowly so many times. They just keep losing. However, it was nice the way Riyan Parag played. It shows that the investment in him was right because, once in a while, when he plays like this, you see serious talent. The guy has the might,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
