Receiving the enduring blue Staff India cap for the primary time is an honour only a few get to expertise. However the second was made much more particular for Riyan Parag, as he was introduced his first India cap by his personal father, earlier than making his debut in India’s first T20I towards Zimbabwe in Harare. Riyan Parag’s father, Parag Das, is a former first-class cricketer for Assam. Riyan additionally grew to become the first-ever participant from Assam to play for the Indian cricket workforce.
Parag completed because the third-highest run-scorer in IPL 2024, with 573 runs for the Rajasthan Royals, who completed third. His large season, batting at no. 4, made it unattainable for the selectors to disregard him, as a younger India squad was picked for the five-match T20I tour to Zimbabwe.
Watch: Riyan Parag receives his debut India cap from his father
A son’s dream takes flight, and a father’s coronary heart swells with delight! Riyan Parag, you have made Assam proud!
And what makes it much more particular is receiving his Cap from the one who impressed him essentially the most – his father!#TeamIndia #ZIMvIND #RiyanParag pic.twitter.com/PedtOTn3Z7
— Assam Cricket Affiliation (@assamcric) July 6, 2024
Parag wasn’t the one one to make his debut within the first T20I, as Abhishek Sharma and Rajasthan Royals teammate Dhruv Jurel additionally obtained their first T20I caps.
Parag must make a stellar impression within the Zimbabwe collection to stay a fixture in India’s T20I setup. It’s because the world’s no.2-ranked batsman Suryakumar Yadav at present holds the no. 4 spot in India’s batting lineup within the shortest format.
India vs Zimbabwe
That is India’s first collection after their historic 2024 T20 World Cup victory within the Caribbean and USA. After the match, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja introduced their retirement from T20Is, leaving the door open for children to stake a declare as a daily a part of India’s T20I XI.
Shubman Gill shall be captaining Staff India for the primary time. It is his first style of worldwide captaincy, having already develop into Gujarat Titans’ captain forward of IPL 2024.
Three gamers from India’s T20 World Cup-winning workforce additionally characteristic within the Zimbabwe tour squad: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube.
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