Riyan Parag Das (born 10 November 2001) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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in domestic cricket and

Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals (often abbreviated as RR) are a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is based at the Sawai ...

in the

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(IPL).

Personal life

Riyan's father, Parag Das is a former first-class cricketer who played for

and

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. His mother Mithoo Barooah, is a former national record holding swimmer in 50m freestyle who represented India at the Asian Championships and SAF Games.

Career

Riyan made his

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debut for

in the

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on 29 January 2017. In October 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. He made his first-class debut for Assam in the

2017–18 Ranji Trophy The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between October 2017 and January 2018. Vidarbha won the tournament, beating Delhi by 9 wickets in the final, ...

on 17 November 2017. In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the

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. He was the leading run-scorer for Assam in the

2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy The 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 17th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. Karnataka were the defending champions. It was contested by 37 domestic cricket teams of India, starting on 19 September 201 ...

, with 248 runs in seven matches. In December 2018, he was bought by the

in the player auction for the

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at his base price of 20 lakhs. During the

, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the history of the

. He achieved the feat at the age of 17 years and 175 days breaking the previous record of 18 years and 169 days, jointly held by

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and

Prithvi Shaw Prithvi Pankaj Shaw (born 9 November 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who played for the Indian cricket team in all formats. He currently plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He debuted ...

. He was released by Rajasthan ahead of the mega auction for 2022 Indian Premier League. In February 2022, he was re-bought by the

in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

Honours

* Indian Premier League runner up

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parag, Riyan 2001 births Living people Indian cricketers Assam cricketers Cricketers from Guwahati Rajasthan Royals cricketers