Riyan Parag Opens Up About The Rift Between Him And Harshal Patel

Riyan Parag could not do much with the bat in IPL 2022 but was constantly in the news due to controversies. Whether it was the incident where he showed attitude to senior player Ravichandran Ashwin after the run-out or the prior incident where he was seen clashing with Harshal Patel. Parag was constantly in the headlines and he was also trolled fiercely on social media. Now after the end of IPL 2022, Riyan Parag has spoken openly on the whole matter.

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Riyan Parag controversy with Ashwin and Patel

Riyan Parag talks about the controversy surrounding Ashwin and Harshal Patel during a gaming stream for Rooter. He said that after the match, Ashwin had apologized to him and admitted that he should have run that run. At the same time, in the dispute with Harshal Patel, Riyan told that Harshal had not said anything to him, but Mohammed Siraj had said that you are a youngster and should behave like a youngster.

It all began in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Pune. Riyan Parag had signaled Harshal Patel to leave the field after scoring quick runs in the over. After this Siraj called him and there was some conversation between the two players. Players from both teams had intervened and prevented the dispute from escalating. After the end of this match, Harshal Patel did not shake hands with Riyan Parag. He further said that Harshal Patel had dismissed him in the 2021 IPL and when he was returning to the pavilion, Harshal gestured with his hand and asked him to go out. Parag had not seen Harshal’s gesture at that time, but later in the replay, he saw it and this thing was on his mind. Harshal Patel and Riyan Parag were both heavily trolled after the video of this incident went viral.

Riyan Parag in IPL 2022

In this year’s IPL, Parag has scored 183 runs in 17 matches with an average of 16.64 and a strike rate of 138.64. He scored one half-century in this IPL season that came against Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was a low-scoring match, with RR losing their top order early on. Parag then came into the picture and showed off his talent and skills, scoring 56* off 31 balls to drive RR to a respectable total of 144/8. Apart from that, he did not put an impact on the bat and failed to play the role of the finisher this season.

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