22-year-old young all-rounder Riyan Parag has been included in the squad for the T20 and ODI series between India and Sri Lanka (IND vs SL) starting on 27 July. Cricket fans are quite surprised by this decision of the Indian selectors, because Riyan was selected in the team over capable players like Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhishek Sharma. Let us tell you that the big reason behind why this happened has come to light.

Actually, according to media reports, it has been reported that Riyan Parag has been selected in the Indian team because Tilak Verma is not fully fit at present. According to reports, a source revealed this while talking about the selection of Riyan Parag. He also said that Parag can bowl, due to which the selectors want to prepare him well for the future.

The source said, 'Parag is very talented and has improved a lot in his approach towards the game. Now he wants to stay on the wicket. He can bowl well to increase his contribution and he is also an excellent fielder. The selectors want to prepare him for the future.'

Let us tell you that Riyan Parag has worked a lot on himself in the past, the effect of which was also seen on his current form. He has been scoring runs consistently in domestic tournaments in the past and not only this, in IPL 2024, he scored 573 runs in 15 matches for Rajasthan Royals at an average of 52.09 and a strike rate of around 150. This young all-rounder has scored 1798 runs and taken 50 wickets in 29 matches in first class cricket. At the same time, he has 1720 runs and 50 wickets to his name in List A cricket.

If we talk about Tilak Varma, he also has the ability to contribute with both bat and ball and he has played 4 ODIs and 16 T20 matches for India.