In the realm of cricket the rising talent of Rajasthan Royals Riyan Parag experiences a unique predicament where he refrains from offering counsel to Hardik Pandya on managing external scrutiny. Throughout the IPL 2024 season Hardik encountered a wave of disapproval and social media backlash upon his return to the Mumbai Indians (MI).
MI fans were disappointed with how Rohit Sharma was dismissed from captaincy by booing Hardik, and Riyan might maybe connect to what the MI skipper was going through. The teenager was subjected to a lot of trolling as a result of his previous poor performances for RR.
However, on The Ranveer Show podcast, Riyan Parag stated that he was in no position to counsel Hardik Pandya on anything because the latter had already done a lot for the country. He said:
“I am nowhere near Hardik Pandya, first of all. Hardik has done insane things for our country. People forget that in a jiffy. Hardik has won you games in the World Cup and has won you trophies, so let’s not even compare me and Hardik.”
Riyan Parag
Hardik scored just 216 runs for MI in the IPl 2024 season, taking 11 wickets and being pricey with an economy rate of 10.75.
Riyan Parag on his conversation with Hardik Pandya
Riyan Parag hit a magnificent 54* off just 39 balls as RR defeated MI at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2024. After the game, he was spotted having a conversation with Hardik, and many people questioned what it was about.
Here’s what the youngster said about his conversation:
“All I was talking with him (Hardik) was how he was dealing with it (scrutiny), how I should be dealing with it if I was in a similar situation and basic cricket in general. That’s all I was talking about. He is one of the best cricketers in the world right now.”
Riyan Parag
Hardik Pandya turned the tables with a remarkable performance registering 40 runs off a mere 23 balls in Indias T20 World Cup warmup against Bangladesh. The resurgence in his form holds the key to reshaping the Men in Blues destiny as they strive to break their 17 year dry spell without the prestigious T20 World Cup crown.