15 matches… 573 runs… BCCI rewarded the batsman who made a splash in IPL

New Delhi. Finally Riyan Parag got a call from the Indian cricket team. This player was knocking on the door of Team India for a long time. He performed brilliantly for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024. After the IPL, it was being said that Parag might be selected for the T20 World Cup, but this did not happen. He was kept out of the T20 team. But the selectors rewarded this player for his excellent performance in the IPL and included him in the team for the Zimbabwe tour.

Riyan Parag performed brilliantly in IPL 2024. He caught everyone's attention with his aggressive batting. He was promoted to the top order in batting. He was the third-highest run-scorer in the 17th season of IPL. He scored 573 runs in 15 matches. In which his best score was 84 not out. During this, he scored 4 half-centuries while finishing many matches for Rajasthan.

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Parag was expected to be selected in the team
When Riyan Parag did not get a place in the T20 World Cup team, his confidence was very high. However, when the Indian team was announced for the World Cup, he was surprised to not see his name in it. However, now he has a golden opportunity to answer the selectors by performing brilliantly on the Zimbabwe tour. The BCCI has decided to send a young team on the Zimbabwe tour, in which Shubman Gill has been made the captain.

13 players were rested
BCCI has rested 13 out of 15 players who played in the T20 World Cup for the Zimbabwe tour. Players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Pant, Bumrah, Jadeja, Kuldeep, Chahal, Shivam Dubey, Suryakumar Yadav etc. will not go on the Zimbabwe tour. Only Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson, who are included in the T20 World Cup team, will go with the team on the Zimbabwe tour.

Indian team for Zimbabwe tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khalil Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.

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