Riyan Parag is an Indian national cricketer. He made his debut for Assam in the Inter-State Twenty-20 Tournament in January 2017. In October 2017 he was selected in India’s squad for the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. He made his first-class debut for Assam in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy in November 2017. In the IPL contract at the 2019 auctions, Rajasthan Royals picked him up as the best and talented one. Riyan has shown his good performance in the few IPL knocks that he has played, and it says that he is one for the future.
| Riyan Parag (Cricketer) | |
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| Bio | |
| Real Name | Riyan Parag |
| Profession | Cricketer (All-rounder) |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 183 cm |
| in meters- 1.83 m | |
| in feet inches- 6’ 0” | |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 70 kg |
| in Pounds- 154 lbs | |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 40 inches |
| - Waist: 32 inches | |
| - Biceps: 14 inches | |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| International Debut | India U19 Test- 23 July 2017 against England at Chesterfield, England |
| India U19 ODI- 14 November 2017 against Bangladesh at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Jersey Number | #3 (India U-19) |
| Coach/Mentor | Parag Das |
| Domestic/State Team | Assam |
| Records (main ones) | In 2017, he became the second fastest half-century scorer in 33 balls in the Youth Test Cricket. Ahead of him is Virat Kohli who made the fastest half-century in 32 balls. |
| Career Turning Point | After when he scored 207 runs against England in the two matches in his debut Under-19 Youth Test series, he got an opportunity to play in the Youth ODI for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 2001-11-10 00:00:00 |
| Age (as in 2017) | 16 Years |
| Birth Place | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| School | South Point School, Guwahati |
| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualification | Pursuing 11th standard |
| Family | Father- Parag Das (Former state-level cricketer) |
| Mother- Mithoo Barooah Das (Swimmer) | |
| Brother- Not Known | |
| Sister- Not Known | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Travelling, Swimming |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Riyan Parag
- Riyan Parag hails from a sports family background as his father is a former Assam Ranji cricket player and his mother is a national record holder swimmer.
- He started playing cricket at a very young age and was the part of the Assam Under-16 cricket team when he was 12.
- In 2017, he made his T20 debut against Jharkhand in Kolkata as an opening batsman.
- In July 2017, he got selected in the Under-19 cricket team and played his first match against England in the Youth Test and scored half-centuries (68 & 50) in both innings.
- In November 2017, he played his Under-19 Youth ODI debut match against Bangladesh. In the same month, he played his first-class debut against Hyderabad in the 2017-2018 Ranji Trophy in which he picked 2 wickets.
- In December 2017, he has been selected for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
- Earlier, he was fat. He reduced weight when he went on the Ketogenic diet for almost one and a half years.
