Riyan Parag


Riyan Parag is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Assam in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017. In October 2017 he was named 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 on 17 November 2017.
In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for Assam in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 248 runs in seven matches.
In December 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League at his base price of 20 lakhs. In the 2019 Indian Premier League, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the history of the Indian Premier League. He achieved the feat at the age of 17 years and 175 days. The previous record was jointly held by Sanju Samson and Prithvi Shaw

Personal life

His father, Parag Das, has also played cricket for Assam. His mother Mithoo Barooah, is a former national record holding swimmer.