Who is Riyan Parag – Career, Stats, Records & Girlfriend

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Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag is a young Indian player, who represents Assam in domestic cricket. Apart from this, he plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL. He was part of the Indian team that won the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Ryan Pargana is the second fastest century scorer in Ranji Trophy history.

Riyan Parag Biography

Riyan Parag was born on 10 November 2001 in Guwahati, Asam. Riyan’s father, Parag Das, is a former cricketer who has played first-class for the Assam and Railways teams. Many years ago, his father and MS Dhoni played together in the Railways tournament in Kharagpur and Guwahati. His mother, Mithu Barua Das, has been an Indian international swimmer, who represented India at the SAF Games and Asian Championships.

Full nameRiyan Parag
Date of birth10 November 2001
Birth place Guwahati, Assam, India
Age23 years
ReligionHindu
Role of riyan paragallrounder
Jersey number3
Father’s nameParag Das (former first-class cricketer)
Mother’s nameMithu Barua Das (Indian international swimmer)
Brother’s namenot known
Marital StatusSingle
Riyan Parag’s girlfriend namenot known

Riyan Parag’s Debut:

First Class – 17–20 November 2017 against Hyderabad, at Guwahati
List-A – 03 March 2017 against Railways, Delhi
T20 – 29 January 2017 against Jharkhand at Eden Gardens
IPL – 11 April 2019 against Chennai Super Kings, at Jaipur

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Riyan Parag Career Stats:

FormatMTurnRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6s
First Division (FC) 2646158315534.4166.9321017165
List A4944172017441.95102.565814025
T209886204377*30.04142.1701813643
IPL54446005616.22123.97024427

Riyan Parag Records:

  1. At the age of 15 years and 80 days, Riyan Parag is the second youngest Indian and fifth youngest cricketer in the history to play T20 cricket.
  2. In the 2016–17 Cooch Behar Trophy, he was the second-highest run-scorer with 642 runs in 14 innings, including a best of 202 not out.
  3. In 2017, Riyan Parag became the player to score the second fastest half-century in 33 balls in youth test cricket. Ahead of him is Virat Kohli, who has scored the fastest half-century in 32 balls.
  4. Riyan Parag scored the second fastest century in Ranji Trophy history by scoring a century in just 56 balls against Chhattisgarh in the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy. In the match he scored 155 runs on 87 balls. 
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