Making history, Riyan Parag is the first male Assamese cricket player to represent Team India.

Riyan Parag was a great performer in the IPL 2024 season, capturing the Orange Cap in the first place and ending as his team’s top scorer with 573 runs at a strike rate of 149.22.

As the first male cricketer from Assam to represent India internationally, Riyan Parag has made history for both Assam and Indian cricket. Iconic in the sport’s annals. The young all-round player’s father, Parag Das, who played first-class cricket for Assam in the past, gave him his first India cap. As Riyan prepared to enter the field in the first T20I against Zimbabwe, the touching scene of father giving the cap to son was a dream come true for both of them.

The path Riyan Parag has taken to reach this accomplishment has been quite amazing. After competing for India in the 2018 U-19 World Cup, Riyan’s career took off when he signed a contract to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Rajasthan Royals. With his ability to hit and field, he made a name for himself for the team very fast.

His recent domestic exploits have been exceptional; in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 event, for example, he took 11 wickets and topped the rankings with 510 runs at a scorching strike rate of 182.79. Riyan’s skill continued into the Deodhar and Ranji trophies, when he routinely put on outstanding displays.

Riyan Parag was a great performer in the IPL 2024 season, capturing the Orange Cap in the first place and ending as his team’s top scorer with 573 runs at a strike rate of 149.22.

In the opening Twenty20 International match against Zimbabwe, Dhruv Jurel and Abhishek Sharma, two more gifted players, debuted for India alongside Riyan Parag. At the Harare Sports Club, the opening game of the five-match series against Zimbabwe ended in a close 13-run loss for the youthful Indian squad, captained by Shubman Gill.