“He type of reminds me somewhat bit of Surya [Suryakumar], who got here to Mumbai a couple of years in the past,” Bond, who can be RR’s bowling coach, mentioned on the post-match press convention. “He appears like that – he has bought excessive expertise. He has simply matured as a cricketer, despite the fact that he’s solely 22.”
Bond shifted to Royals’ employees this 12 months, after a nine-year stint with Mumbai. He mentioned Royals had arrange their line-up this 12 months to get extra out of Parag. “He has had an impressive home season, clearly, batting up the order. The commerce we made with Devdutt [Padikkal], bringing Avesh [Khan] in, that was to place Riyan up right into a place which was in all probability higher suited.”
Bond mentioned it was unfair to guage Parag on earlier seasons, when he needed to play the function of finisher at such a younger age. “Riyan began so younger, you neglect that he was 17 or one thing, taking part in in a single of the hardest spots in a batting line-up: No. 6. You take a look at the characters who end video games across the IPL, they’re usually fairly skilled guys. The Tim Davids, the David Millers… these are high-quality gamers who play worldwide cricket. Riyan had been tasked with that for a quantity of years. He’s nonetheless a really younger man, however he has bought this wealth of expertise behind him now.
“We’re getting one of the best of him. The funding that RR have made of him, it is beginning to reap the rewards. It’s fairly thrilling what he may supply for the remaining of the season for us.”
“Riyan began so younger, you neglect that he was 17 or one thing, taking part in in a single of the hardest spots in a batting line-up: No. 6. You take a look at the characters who end video games across the IPL, they’re usually fairly skilled guys.”
Do not choose Parag on seasons previous, says Bond
“The competitors is fairly robust, so one of the true challenges for any bowler coming into this event is to neglect that there’s a [T20] World Cup [coming up], and also you begin bowling to get into the World Cup crew.
“In case your [IPL] crew is profitable, you might be in a profitable crew, alternatives and rewards come from that. That has extra of been our focus, to neglect about all that different noise from the surface and simply work actually arduous for one another.
“If we do this, I’ve bought little question individuals are going to start out speaking, such as you [the journalist asking the question] are actually, about Chahal and whether or not he’ll function within the World Cup or not. He’s bowling fantastically.”
