IPL 2025 / Riyan Parag's first reaction came after becoming the captain of Rajasthan, said this

IPL 2025: In IPL 2025, the Rajasthan Royals team will have to play under the leadership of a new captain, as regular captain Sanju Samson was injured during the T20 series against England. For this reason, he will play as an impact player in the first three matches and will not captain. Rajasthan Royals have handed over the command of the team to young player Riyan Parag for these three matches.

Encouraging response from Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag posted on the social media platform X that he will have to play a big role as a leader in some matches and he is fully prepared for this challenge. He also added a heart emoji while tagging Sanju Samson and Rajasthan Royals in his post, which clearly reflects his excitement.

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Parag will be the seventh captain of Rajasthan Royals

The Rajasthan Royals team has handed over the responsibility of captaincy to six players so far in the history of IPL. These include the names of Sanju Samson, Shane Warne, Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson, Steve Smith and Ajinkya Rahane.

Sanju Samson has captained Rajasthan Royals in the most 61 matches, out of which the team won 31 matches and lost 29 matches. Now Riyan Parag will register his name in this list by becoming the seventh captain of the team.

Parag's performance in IPL

Riyan Parag has been playing in the IPL since 2019 and has scored 1173 runs in 70 matches so far, including 6 half-centuries. His highest individual score has been 84 runs. Apart from this, he has also played one ODI and 9 T20 Internationals for the Indian team.

IPL history of Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals have won the IPL title only once, in 2008. After this, the team has failed to win the title for the second time so far. However, under the captaincy of Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals made it to the final in 2022 but lost against Gujarat Titans.