Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has criticized Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag, questioning his credentials and performances within the Indian Premier League (IPL). Srikkanth’s remarks adopted Rajasthan Royals’ first defeat of the season, a 57-run loss to SunRisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Monday, which ended their three-match successful streak. SRH vs RR: HIGHLIGHTS | SCORECARD
Regardless of Rajasthan Royals’ sturdy begin to the season, Srikkanth expressed doubts about Parag’s management and skill to carry out constantly within the IPL.
“He is solely there for model. As ordinary, he got here out to bat, obtained out early, spoke within the presentation ceremony and went. It is all about model for him. He has not carried out the rest,” Srikkanth stated on his YouTube present.
Srikkanth additionally criticized Parag’s captaincy selections, significantly the dealing with of the bowling assault. The previous chairman of selectors discovered it baffling that Ravindra Jadeja, the workforce’s most skilled bowler, was not given a single over.
“You ask him why he (Parag) did not bowl Ravindra Jadeja and he says, they focused Ravi Bishnoi and there was a left-hander within the center. Is there some rule {that a} left-arm spinner cannot bowl to a left-hander? It is absurd,” Srikkanth added.
DEBUTANT PACERS ROCK RAJASTHAN
SunRisers Hyderabad’s innings noticed early setbacks, with Abhishek Sharma dismissed for a duck. Nonetheless, Ishan Kishan’s 44-ball 91, supported by helpful contributions from Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy, helped publish a aggressive whole of 216.
Rajasthan Royals’ explosive batting, which had overwhelmed opponents of their first three matches, was stifled by two debutant pacers, Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain. Praful, a medium pacer from Nagpur, took three wickets, together with that of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi within the first over, setting a brand new IPL document. In his second over, he dismissed Riyan Parag for a duck, decreasing Rajasthan Royals to 9 for five. Sakib Hussain continued the strain by eradicating Yaashavi Jaiswal early.
Ravindra Jadeja and Donnovan Ferreira tried to stabilize the innings, however the early collapse proved too extreme. Sakib Hussain produced a powerful spell within the center overs and claimed the essential wicket of Ferreira, who was threatening on 69 off 44 balls, with a slower supply.
Srikkanth praised SunRisers Hyderabad’s younger bowling unit and recommended Ishan Kishan’s captaincy. “Praful Hinge completed the match within the first over. Ishan Kishan’s captaincy was additionally excellent. That they had 4 younger bowlers. With them, they bowled Rajasthan Royals out. Very good,” he stated.
With a lift in confidence, SunRisers Hyderabad will host Chennai Tremendous Kings of their subsequent IPL 2026 match on Saturday, April 18.
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