By India Today Sports Desk: Ravi Shastri wasn’t pleased with one of the simplest ways Riyan Parag started his knock in opposition to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). On Wednesday, April 19, Parag scored solely 4 runs off his first eight balls when the required run value for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) was earlier 10 on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Shastri didn’t mince phrases in saying that Parag’s gradual start modified the course of the match. The veteran moreover reckoned that as a consequence of Parag’s knock, Devdutt Padikkal moreover misplaced his contact.
“They lost Samson, they lost Buttler and Jaiswal but still they had enough, a lot of depth. I think that period of play when Riyan Parag came in and the way he played his first eight balls changed the course of the match. Padikkal, at the other end, lost his rhythm as well.
“Runs started coming in singles and there was a period of 28 balls that stage without a boundary. When you go through that much time without a boundary, you are asking for trouble,” Shastri instructed to Star Sports. Parag was moreover criticized by former England batter Kevin Pietersen all through commentary.
After starting slowly, Parag did hit a 4 and a six to stay unbeaten on 15 off 12, nonetheless it wasn’t enough for the Royals to go earlier the tip line.
After being to chase down 155, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal laid the platform with a partnership of 87 runs for the opening wicket. But after Marcus Stoinis dismissed every of them, the Royals misplaced their means badly.
“They knew what they were chasing. Luckily, they are on top of the table and they will learn a lot from this defeat. They will learn about the changes in their batting unit. Parag was given the responsibility, they watched how he played. They had such a strong batting lineup. They could have gone for the kill much earlier,” he added.
Despite the defeat, the Royals stayed on prime of the desk with eight components and a web run value of +1.043 courtesy of victories in 4 out of six matches.