Tuesday, November 5, 2024

MI vs RR – IPL 2024 – Shane Bond on Riyan Parag: ‘He jogs my memory of Suryakumar Yadav’

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“He kind of jogs my memory a bit little bit of Surya [Suryakumar], who got here to Mumbai a number of years in the past,” Bond, who can be RR’s bowling coach, mentioned on the post-match press convention. “He seems to be like that – he has received excessive expertise. He has simply matured as a cricketer, although he’s solely 22.”

Bond shifted to Royals’ workers this yr, after a nine-year stint with Mumbai. He mentioned Royals had arrange their line-up this yr to get extra out of Parag. “He has had an impressive home season, clearly, batting up the order. The commerce we made with Devdutt [Padikkal], bringing Avesh [Khan] in, that was to place Riyan up right into a place which was most likely higher suited.”

Bond mentioned it was unfair to evaluate Parag on earlier seasons, when he needed to play the position of finisher at such a younger age. “Riyan began so younger, you overlook that he was 17 or one thing, enjoying in one of many hardest spots in a batting line-up: No. 6. You take a look at the characters who end video games across the IPL, they’re typically fairly skilled guys. The Tim Davids, the David Millers… these are high-quality gamers who play worldwide cricket. Riyan had been tasked with that for quite a few years. He’s nonetheless a really younger man, however he has received this wealth of expertise behind him now.

“We’re getting the perfect of him. The funding that RR have made from him, it is beginning to reap the rewards. It’s fairly thrilling what he might provide for the remainder of the season for us.”

“Riyan began so younger, you overlook that he was 17 or one thing, enjoying in one of many hardest spots in a batting line-up: No. 6. You take a look at the characters who end video games across the IPL, they’re typically fairly skilled guys.”

Do not decide Parag on seasons previous, says Bond

Bond additionally agreed that the “selfless” Yuzvendra Chahal, who produced a spell of 4-0-11-3 to arrange Royals’ win on Monday, could possibly be again within the reckoning for India if he continues to ship. For now although, he mentioned it was greatest for Chahal – or every other participant – to give attention to the IPL and never look to far forward.

“The competitors is fairly robust, so one of many actual challenges for any bowler coming into this event is to overlook that there’s a [T20] World Cup [coming up], and also you begin bowling to get into the World Cup crew.

“In case your [IPL] crew is profitable, you’re in a profitable crew, picks and rewards come from that. That has extra of been our focus, to overlook about all that different noise from the skin and simply work actually onerous for one another.

“If we try this, I’ve received little doubt individuals are going to start out speaking, such as you [the journalist asking the question] at the moment are, about Chahal and whether or not he’ll function within the World Cup or not. He’s bowling superbly.”


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