Amit Mishra lambasts Riyan Parag: ‘You yourself made mistake, why blame others?’

Riyan Parag and Amit Mishra (PTI/Screengrab)

NEW DELHI: Veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra didn’t mince phrases as he tore into Rajasthan Royals’ stand-in skipper Riyan Parag following their shut loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.
With Sanju Samson sidelined attributable to harm, Parag stepped into the management position, however the star’s efficiency, alongside along with his feedback post-match, didn’t sit nicely with Mishra.
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Speaking on Cricbuzz, Mishra was scathing: “You yourself made a mistake in the crunch situation. How can you blame the others? It’s not like you were too far behind the game. You were always in the game. You didn’t lose by 40-50 runs. It was a close match. You could have won with an over to spare if you hadn’t got out at the wrong time. The kind of shots that you are attempting in a crunch situation, those could have been avoided. You should have thought of taking the match deep and finish it.”

“We did really well with the ball. I thought it was a 210-215 wicket, we held them back really well. Halfway through our innings we were in the driver’s seat. We’ve got ourselves to blame. Didn’t show enough intent against spinners,” Parag had advised after the defeat.
Parag had gained the toss and opted to bowl, with RCB posting a difficult 205/5.
RR’s chase began brightly with Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fiery 49 off 19 and stable contributions from Dhruv Jurel (47 off 34), but it surely fell aside within the closing overs. Parag’s transient cameo (22 off 10) ended prematurely, and he additionally dropped a sitter within the area.

RCB’s Josh Hazlewood sealed the match with a superb nineteenth over, snaring two wickets in two balls and conceding only a single run. His efforts restricted RR to 194/9, giving RCB an 11-run win and knocking RR out of playoff competition after their seventh loss in 9 video games.
Despite Jaiswal and younger Vaibhav Suryavanshi laying a stable basis with a blistering begin, RR couldn’t maintain the momentum. Hazlewood’s redemption arc — after being hit round early — highlighted the gulf in composure between the 2 sides.