New Delhi: A video of Riyan Parag speaking out against his critics and trolls has been published by Rajasthan Royals. He is emotional and determined throughout.

Despite his IPL struggles, the Assam all-rounder is still a young player with a lot of potential. In addition to his enormous talent, Parag has the ability to defend himself in the face of unrelenting criticism from followers and commentators on social media.

The RR Twitter account shared a video with the caption: “Trolled and tested but tough as ever. This is Riyan Parag: Raw and real.” The video opens with cricket analyst and pundit Joy Bhattacharjya having a dig at Parag, claiming Rajasthan played with five bowlers, five batters, and Parag.

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Parag then speaks to the camera about his thoughts on the criticism he receives. “People pay their hard-earned money to come and watch us perform, not play. Us not performing, them hating, I understand.”

The 21-year-old all-rounder suggested that past cricket players and analysts text him directly rather than posting things online.

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“But verified accounts, ex-cricketers, commentators, when they are posting about this on social media when they are taking out time to tweet about me, you can just text me. I would honestly just love that, because if anyone can just DM me and say ‘Hey, I know this is how you play cricket, but if you do this, you might have a better chance of performing,’” said the all-rounder from Assam.

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