Riyan Parag is a young Indian right-handed batsman who can also bowl useful leg-spins when required by his team. He plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL (Indian Premier League) and represents Assam in the Domestic Circle. Riyan had already been part of a World Cup-winning team by the time he reached the age of 16. He was an influential player in the U-19 World Cup and has contributed to India's victory in the tournament.

In this Riyan Parag biography, you will get to know everything about his cricket journey.

About Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag Family

Riyan Parag’s father, Parag Das, is a former Indian cricketer. He played for Assam and Railways at the domestic level. His father also plays the responsibility of a coach or mentor to Riyan, as he has quite some experience in terms of cricket. His mother, Mithoo Barooah Das, too hails from a sports background. She is a national record holder swimmer.

Belonging to a sports background, he began playing cricket at a very early age. Riyan had been selected for the U-16 team as only a 12-year-old. He said that he had weight issues at the beginning of his career; therefore, he adopted a ketogenic Diet for almost one and a half years, reducing his weight considerably.

Riyan Parag Domestic Cricket

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In January 2017, Riyan made his T20 debut for Assam against Jharkhand in the 2016-17 Inter-State T20 Tournament. The same year, a few months later, he was selected for the ACC U19 Asia Cup. Before that, in July against England in the Youth Test, Parag got the chance to make his Under-19 debut. He displayed the immense talent he had in that match. Riyan scored a valuable half-century in both innings. Riyan scored 68 in the first innings while getting out on 50 in the second. He made his ODI Under-19 debut in a match against Bangladesh in November of the same year.

Riyan Parag eventually made his first-class and Ranji debuts in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy season against Hyderabad. He displayed his useful leg spins, taking two wickets in the match. Riyan was named for the under-19 domestic team by the end of that year.

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He ended up as the highest run-scorer for Assam in the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy. In seven matches he had played, Parag scored 248 runs.

Riyan Parag scored a 33-ball fifty in the Youth Test, the second-fastest fifty only after the modern-day great Virat Kohli, who had completed his fifty in 32 balls, a ball less than Riyan Parag.

During the 2022-23 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he emerged as Assam’s leading run-scorer and ranked fifth overall in the season, accumulating 552 runs at an impressive average of 69, including three centuries and one half-century. In the 2023 Deodhar Trophy, he was honored as the Player of the Series for his outstanding performance as the top run-scorer, leading six-hitter, and third-highest wicket-taker throughout the tournament.

He was additionally named in the India A cricket team lineup for the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Riyan participated in the final match against Pakistan A, during which he claimed two middle-order wickets in consecutive deliveries.

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Riyan Parag in IPL

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After the continuous display of the raw talent he possessed, Parag was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2019 player auction, where he had been contracted for his initial base price of 20 lakhs.

The same year, he managed to score his first IPL fifty against a quality bowling lineup of Delhi Capitals in 2019. After the match, Riyan shared his experience as a ‘surreal’ one, saying that he had been watching the IPL for years now and could not believe that he was participating in one now.

His fifty made him the youngest cricketer to hit an IPL fifty, breaking the record of teammates Sanju Samson and Prithvi Shaw, both of whom coincidentally played that match. While Prithvi Shaw and Sanju Samson had achieved that record at the ages of 18 years and 169 days, Riyan Parag had done it almost a year younger, achieving the feat at the age of 17 years and 175 days.

As of 2026, Riyan Parag is 24 years old. He comes from a sports family. His father, Parag Das, is a former cricketer, and his mother, Mithoo Barooah, is a former national-level swimmer.

Riyan was part of India's U19 World Cup-winning team in 2018. In IPL, he became the youngest player to score a fifty at the age of 17.

Riyan Parag is not married and keeps his personal life private. There is no confirmed information about his girlfriend.

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