Shane Bond expressed his pride in Riyan Parag’s incredible season despite constant criticism. Shane Bond, the assistant coach at RR, is proud of Riyan Parag for his amazing season at bat despite receiving harsh criticism in previous years.
On Wednesday, May 15, Parag top-scored for RR versus PBKS in their 13th league match of the Indian Premier League 2024, continuing his outstanding streak. The 22-year-old hit 500 runs this season during his knock, moving up to fourth place on the list of the current edition’s top run scorers.
Parag has amassed 531 runs at an average of 59 and a strike rate of 152.58 with four fifties in the 12 innings he has batted thus far. Bond praised the young player for batting at number four and putting all the criticism behind him with his performances, speaking about the remarkable turnaround in his career.
“It’s true that Ryan has had a fantastic season. It has truly worked out for him to be promoted to number four. People tend to forget how young he is because he spent a lot of years batting in a position that was really difficult lower on the order.
It simply requires time while you’re young. Clearly observed how well he performed in domestic cricket and this season, especially in T20s,” Bond stated at the press conference following the game.
He has performed admirably for us this season and just lets it be known that he is a top-notch player. I’m quite happy for him and impressed with the way he’s performed thus far. I believe the team is ecstatic about him.
He’s taken a lot of flak for his performances over the past few years, so it’s a true compliment to him for his hard work that he’s managed to put it behind him and finish this season at the number four spot.
I enjoy the rule, watching sixes, watching runs, and watching bowlers under duress. Cricket is a game of constant adaptation, which is part of its appeal. The hitters have increased the scores even from the previous year.
I enjoy watching cricket, and I’m always in awe of the hitting skill of the game. The assistant coach for RR continued, “Bowlers haven’t kept up; they need to plan better, think better, and make better decisions.
IPL 2024 bowling has not been up to par: Bond
“I find that to be an exciting job, and judging by the Bumrahs of the world, he’s still at it.” That’s what word class players do, anyway. To simply improve is the task facing every bowler in the competition.
I believe that overall, the tournament’s bowling has been a little bit below standard. However, one would hope that the backend will improve in the finals and even throughout the course of the following year,” he said.
In the meantime, in Match 65 of the IPL 2024, RR fell to Punjab for the fourth time in a row by five wickets. Rajasthan chose to bat first and, thanks to Riyan Parag’s 48 (34), amassed a score of 144/9 in the 20 overs that were permitted. In response, Punjab took 18.5 overs to reach the goal, led home by captain Sam Curran’s unbeaten 63* (41).
After their defeat, RR held onto the second position in the standings, having won eight of their previous 13 games and accrued 16 points. On May 19, the Sanju Samson-led team plays KKR in their final fixture. They will be keen to win to improve their prospects of finishing in the top two slots on the points table and earning two berths to the final.
