While Captain of Royals of Rajasthan, Captain Sanju Samson, fought against fitness problems at the start of the Indian Premier League season (IPL) 2025, Riyan Parag received the team leadership stick. Although Samson was able to beat the first games, he did not have the physical shape necessary to keep or be a field player. Therefore, management only used it as an impact player. See parag obtain the responsibility of the captain of the team in this situation was confusing for many.
The versatile Rajasthan Royals, Nitish Rana, who also directed the Kolkata Knight Riders in the past, was also a name suggested by some. But Rana believes that management made the right one by giving the role of leadership in Parag.
“When I was appointed KKR captain, I was with the team for 6-7 years. It has helped a lot because I understood the culture and environment of the team. Now with RR, I think Riyan knows the configuration of the team better than me. And I think it was absolutely the right decision of the management,” said Rana before the Royals match against Delhi Capitles in IPL 2025.
“If they had asked me, of course, I would have happily accepted the captain. But what matters most is what is good for the team. And I think they have made the right one,” said Nitish.
Nitish struck the ground for the Royals this season, with a shot of 81 points against Chennai Super Kings. Since then, however, he only managed to produce scores of 12, 1 and 4 (not released). The versatile, however, is not too disturbed and only wants to fulfill the role that the team has given it.
“Things are very different on the field. Sometimes the situation of the match requires something else. Often, a left-right combination becomes very important in a format like IPL. In a few games, I was not very lucky to beat.”
“Whatever the team requires me, I do my best to achieve this. Earlier, I struck further in the order. Then in the third match, they asked me if I would beat at number three. I said yes, and I scored about 80 years.
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