All-rounder Riyan Parag is set to make his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka third ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old Riyan Parag is the first male cricketer from Assam to make an ODI debut for India and he received his cap from Virat Kohli.
Parag is 256th ODI cap for India and he is the place of Arshdeep Singh in the playing XI for the IND vs SL third ODI.
In this third ODI is the important match which is the final game for the Rohit Sharma and team look to avoid a ODI series defeat.
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India playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Riyan Parag, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
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Know more about Riyan Parag:
- Full name : Riyan Parag Das
- Born : 10 November 2001
- Age : 22
- Height : 6 ft 0 in
- Batting : Right-handed
- Bowling : Right-arm leg break, Right-arm off break
- Role : Batting All-rounder
- Parents : Parag Das, Mithu Baruah
- Current teams: Rajasthan Royals (All-rounder)
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