Mumbai, To the world, this may be considered excessive arrogance, but when Rhea Parag looks into your eyes and tells you "I am going to play for India, no matter what", it is a testament to one's own skills. Have extreme self-confidence and abilities.
"At some point, you have to take me, right? So that's my belief, I'm going to play for India. I don't really care when," Parag sounded confident during his exclusive interview. Will speak. on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old from Assam has polarized opinions like no other young player in such a short period of time, having scored 573 runs with a strike rate close to 150 in a breakout IPL season and batting No. Came at 4.In the last five years of the IPL, 2018 Under-19 World Cup winner Ryan never enjoyed a 200-run season and a vicious social media was extremely unkind to the young player who was transitioning from boyhood to manhood.
"When I was not scoring runs - I had also said in the (earlier) interview that I was going to play for India," Parag said on the sidelines of the Red Bull Campus Cricket Tournament here on Wednesday. To give exposure to talented youth.
“It's my belief in myself. It's not me being cocky.I had planned the same thing with my father (former Railways and Assam player Parag Das) when I started playing cricket at the age of 10. We were (a joint project) we were going to play for India regardless of anything."There is a strong possibility that Ryan will be selected for the Zimbabwe tour along with Abhishek Sharma and Harshi Rana.
"Whether it's the next tour, whether it's the tour in six months, whether it's the tour in a year... I don't really put my opinion behind when I should play. That's the selector's job, that's other people's job. Is." Ryan said.
After deeply understanding the negative aspects of social media, he has stopped taking things to heart. "You have to be very quick and very sharp while reacting to things. Social media and all these things play a big role in mental pressure. Because once you start listening to those things... it always starts to be fun." Okay?,” H asked."Once you start performing, people really appreciate you. Once you start reading into that, you get the satisfaction of listening to other people or seeing other things."
This year's IPL was proof for him that he is at an elite level. "But in the last year or two I have realized that I have undeniable proof that I belong at this level. It means ( That) I am practicing a lot, I am practicing at that level, practicing those conditions, Parag said.What has been his biggest achievement from the season.
"The biggest thing I learned from last season is that believing in yourself really works, because a lot of people say a lot of different things, whether it's negative, whether it's positive. But the day "What's important is what you think about yourself and that's what I want as well," he concluded. Playing for RR since his debut season in 2018, Ryan's total in the last five seasons It was regrettable ---- 160, 86, 93, 183, 78.
“I have had many difficult seasons, more than good ones and my constant belief in myself, that you really belong at this level, that you can really do the things you dreamed of, has been a constant and has always been shall remain.,
He said, "You saw in the IPL this year how I play domestic cricket. I take responsibility on myself, I take expectations, I take the burden on myself to perform well and that's why I play my best. “So what changed compared to previous years?
"I wasn't doing that in the IPL. I was taking too much pressure, setting expectations too high and not doing the basics right."
Additionally, playing at the crucial No. 4 slot also came in handy for RR."I thought that's what I have to do this year; play at No. 4, my favorite position as well. I said, okay, "I do this in domestic cricket, this is the same thing I am going to do in the IPL and Let's see how it goes.'' He said, ''It works perfectly.''
For a long time in this IPL, RR were on a roll, but their campaign reached the playoffs and finished third. Parag admitted that some disappointments still remain."I'm still dealing with it. I came back home and I was so sad. Closer to the game, it didn't really go well. But then the day after the match, before the final, it was tough," she said. Parag said, “It is difficult, but that is how cricket works.There are world-class teams playing tournaments, world-class players playing tournaments."
"At some point, you have to take me, right? So that's my belief, I'm going to play for India. I don't really care when," Parag sounded confident during his exclusive interview. Will speak. on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old from Assam has polarized opinions like no other young player in such a short period of time, having scored 573 runs with a strike rate close to 150 in a breakout IPL season and batting No. Came at 4.In the last five years of the IPL, 2018 Under-19 World Cup winner Ryan never enjoyed a 200-run season and a vicious social media was extremely unkind to the young player who was transitioning from boyhood to manhood.
"When I was not scoring runs - I had also said in the (earlier) interview that I was going to play for India," Parag said on the sidelines of the Red Bull Campus Cricket Tournament here on Wednesday. To give exposure to talented youth.
“It's my belief in myself. It's not me being cocky.I had planned the same thing with my father (former Railways and Assam player Parag Das) when I started playing cricket at the age of 10. We were (a joint project) we were going to play for India regardless of anything."There is a strong possibility that Ryan will be selected for the Zimbabwe tour along with Abhishek Sharma and Harshi Rana.
"Whether it's the next tour, whether it's the tour in six months, whether it's the tour in a year... I don't really put my opinion behind when I should play. That's the selector's job, that's other people's job. Is." Ryan said.
After deeply understanding the negative aspects of social media, he has stopped taking things to heart. "You have to be very quick and very sharp while reacting to things. Social media and all these things play a big role in mental pressure. Because once you start listening to those things... it always starts to be fun." Okay?,” H asked."Once you start performing, people really appreciate you. Once you start reading into that, you get the satisfaction of listening to other people or seeing other things."
This year's IPL was proof for him that he is at an elite level. "But in the last year or two I have realized that I have undeniable proof that I belong at this level. It means ( That) I am practicing a lot, I am practicing at that level, practicing those conditions, Parag said.What has been his biggest achievement from the season.
"The biggest thing I learned from last season is that believing in yourself really works, because a lot of people say a lot of different things, whether it's negative, whether it's positive. But the day "What's important is what you think about yourself and that's what I want as well," he concluded. Playing for RR since his debut season in 2018, Ryan's total in the last five seasons It was regrettable ---- 160, 86, 93, 183, 78.
“I have had many difficult seasons, more than good ones and my constant belief in myself, that you really belong at this level, that you can really do the things you dreamed of, has been a constant and has always been shall remain.,
He said, "You saw in the IPL this year how I play domestic cricket. I take responsibility on myself, I take expectations, I take the burden on myself to perform well and that's why I play my best. “So what changed compared to previous years?
"I wasn't doing that in the IPL. I was taking too much pressure, setting expectations too high and not doing the basics right."
Additionally, playing at the crucial No. 4 slot also came in handy for RR."I thought that's what I have to do this year; play at No. 4, my favorite position as well. I said, okay, "I do this in domestic cricket, this is the same thing I am going to do in the IPL and Let's see how it goes.'' He said, ''It works perfectly.''
For a long time in this IPL, RR were on a roll, but their campaign reached the playoffs and finished third. Parag admitted that some disappointments still remain."I'm still dealing with it. I came back home and I was so sad. Closer to the game, it didn't really go well. But then the day after the match, before the final, it was tough," she said. Parag said, “It is difficult, but that is how cricket works.There are world-class teams playing tournaments, world-class players playing tournaments."
