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Riyan Parag Das (born 10 November 2001) is an Indian
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er who plays for
Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
in domestic cricket and
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in the
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(IPL).


Personal life

Riyan's father, Parag Das is a former first-class cricketer who played for
Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
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
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in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament 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
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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
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, with 248 runs in seven matches. In December 2018, he was bought by the
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 Ma ...
in the player auction for the
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at his base price of 20 lakhs. During the
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, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the history of the
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. 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
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. He was released by Rajasthan ahead of the mega auction for
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. In February 2022, he was re-bought by the
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 Ma ...
in the
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for the
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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