India skipper Suryakumar Yadav heaped praise on Riyan Parag after his incredible spell in the 1st IND vs SL T20I. A completely synchronized Team India saw contributions from all quarters as they picked up a comfortable 43-run win over the hosts. Captain SKY spoke about his confidence in Parag’s bowling, revealing that he had been watching him train in the nets.
Riyan Parag gets skipper SKY’s praise
Suryakumar Yadav pointed out that Parag had the X-factor in him as he could bowl and he had seen him do so even in the IPL. Parag also spoke about how he had trained along with coach Gambhir to prepare for bowling at the death overs. He revealed that there had been a lot of chat and instruction in the nets as to where to bowl in order to get wickets.
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All-rounder Axar Patel did not have a great outing but still managed to deliver when the team needed. With the ball, he finished with figures of 2/38 in 4 overs and stayed unbeaten on 10 runs with the bat. The left-arm spinner, who took two wickets, turned the game upside down with his 15th over. He sent back Kusal Perera and Nissanka, starting a major collapse for the hosts.
Parag failed to make a mark with the bat but ended up being the highest wicket-taker for Team India. He ended with a three-wicket haul, bowling just 8 balls to get these scalps and giving away just 5 runs.
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