'Setbacks are part of the game, will stick to what works for me'

Riyan Parag has already endured a few challenging phases in his young career. The latest was during this year's Indian Premier League (IPL). 

- Aditya Chaturvedi

Part of the Rajasthan Royals set-up since 2019, he scored just 78 runs in seven games at a strike rate below 120.

It was tough, but the 21-year-old seems to have bounced back and let his performances do the talking. In the recently-concluded Deodhar Trophy in Puducherry, where his team East Zone finished runners-up, he was adjudged the Player-of-the-Tournament on the back of a stellar run. He hit two centuries, and 95 in the final, to finish as the highest-run getter of the tournament. With the ball, he picked 11 wickets in five games with his multifaceted spin bowling. It's an impressive turnaround, but Parag chooses to not make much of the success, just like how he dealt with the setbacks a couple of months ago,