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'Social Media And All Of...': Riyan Parag Opens Up On Pressure Amid YouTube Controversy

Riyan Parag (AP Photo)Riyan Parag (AP Photo)

The IPL 2024 has been a year of redemption for Rajasthan Royals starboy, Riyan Parag. The over-confident yet underachiever Parag focused on himself and his game and came back much stronger. 

After having a forgetful 2023 season and being trolled online, the right-hand batter had a breakthrough season this year.

In a recent exclusive interview with PTI, Parag talked about how social media plays a big role in inflicting mental pressure and how tough things get once you start listening to trollers and bullies over the apps.

Here's what he said:

"You've got to be very quick and very sharp when reacting to things. Social media and all of that play a big part with mental pressure. Because once you start listening to those things... it always starts in a merry way, right?,” he asked.

He further went on to talk about how the wave of comments goes up and down and your haters sometimes become your supporter.

"Once you start performing, people really hype you up. Once you start reading that, you get that satisfaction of listening to other people or watching other things."

Parag's consistency and temperament has been a crucial factor for all his and Rajasthan Royals successes, perhaps all the online trolling last year did have an impact on him as in IPL 2024, he scored a total of 573 runs from 15 innings with a strike rate of 149.22 unlike the previous season where he managed to score just 78 runs.

On the other hand, the 22-year old has recently been involved in a controversy during his YouTube live streaming. His search history featuring searches for Bollywood actresses Ananya Pandey and Sara Ali Khan, were leaked online.