Mumbai: Soon after he took over the captaincy Rajasthan Royals But reached the playoffs of IPL-2026 with a victory by 30 runs. Mumbai Indians In a must-win match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday afternoon, Ryan Prague Received a ‘pat on the back’ from his team’s head coach Kumar Sangakkara. “I think I’ve seen very few players get as much criticism as Ryan has for almost seven years. Ever since I’ve been in the franchise, there’s always been people who like Ryan, but there’s a lot of people who really didn’t like him, especially on social media. But that’s the reality of the modern game. When we decided that Ryan deserved to lead it, he deserved to make Ryan the captain. I have someone in my mind. No doubt,” said Sangakkara, backing his captain. Although his captaincy has been good, Parag’s personal form – just 272 runs in 12 matches at a strike rate of 24.72 @ 152.80 – with him involved in a couple of controversies for which he was fined by the BCCI – did not bode well for the 24-year-old from Assam. However, Sangakkara praised Parag for leading RR “exceptionally well” and stressed that “he has the respect of all the players and staff.” “And after watching him, yes, he’ll grow up, he’ll mature, he’ll understand himself a lot more, he’ll learn to understand his players a lot more. But even today, if you look at his calls as a captain, the confidence he makes, he almost drags himself on a foot sometimes to come and play. There’s a lot of positives. I think he’s captained his team exceptionally well. And when he’s in that dressing room, he gets the respect of all the players and staff. That’s all you can ask for. What happens over the next few years, I think it’s a really interesting relationship that we have to build with the franchise and Riy. And really help him develop as a captain, as a batsman, as a person, and continue to support him,” Sangakkara praised.RR’s head coach asserted that Parag was perhaps a much-misunderstood man, who was a “loving, gentle and gentle and smart young man.” “He’s a great young man. Sometimes what you see on the outside is not the Ryan Prague. Ryan Prague is a handsome, gentle, gentle, really determined, smart young man. And he has learned a lot and matured a lot over the past few years. And he will continue this journey. But I am very proud of him,” Sangakkara said.Sangakkara clarified that the request for England fast bowler Jofra Archer to continue playing for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and not play the first Test at home against New Zealand “was made with the support of the England and Wales Cricket Board,” keeping in mind the fast bowler’s bowling workload.“I don’t know for sure, but I think it was a collaborative decision between the ECB and Jofra, then talking about his bowling load, especially in a Test match, when you’re only bowling four overs in a match, it’s very difficult to pick up your bowling load very quickly. So he needs time to do that and I think that’s why the ECB allowed him to bowl a lot and understand it well. allowed. Once he leaves the IPL, the burden falls,” Sangakkara said.
