GUWAHATI: The Men’s Selection Committee, BCCI, has picked a 15-member squad for the upcoming of T20 International Zimbabwe tour. Riyan Parag from Assam gets selected into the team and becomes the first Cricketer from the Northeast to join the 'Men in Blue' club.
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Selectors chose youngsters Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Reddy on Monday and rewarded them for their exploits in the Indian Premier League with maiden India call-ups for the upcoming white-ball tour of Zimbabwe, under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.
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Senior players competing in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the Americas, including captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah. Also featuring in the 15-member squad are Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who were on the bench during the T20 World Cup.
Rajasthan Royals had faith in Assam's Riyan Parag and kept him in the squad even after him not performing up to his potential, the little star from the Northeast made sure that he repaid the faith of the franchise by putting in the hard yards. Parag's transformation into a cricketer who wants to improve has been the biggest boost for the Royals in IPL 2024 as they have won three matches on the trot and in all three of them, he has been involved immensely.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X congratulating Prayar and said, "Riyan Parag ❤️
This is the best news of the day! Our very own Assam boy becomes the first cricketer from the North East to join the 'Men in Blue' club. Dear Riyan, many congratulations for becoming a part of Team India’s T20 International series against Zimbabwe. This is a watershed moment for sports in Assam. We will leave no stone unturned to ensure several more youngsters from our State can take up sports as a full-time profession."
India will visit Harare in the first week of July to participate in a 5-match T20I series against the hosts.