IPL 2022: Riyan Parag drops a sitter to give Rajat Patidar a breather, netizens remind him of karma

Patidar
–
who
slammed
a
match-winning
112
for
RCB
in
the
Eliminator
against
Lucknow
Super
Giants
at
Eden
Gardens
a
couple
of
nights
ago
–
got
a
breather
on
13
in
the
final
over
of
the
powerplay
in
the
Qualifier
2
at
Narendra
Modi
Stadium,
Ahmedabad.

Having
hit
RR
seamer
Prasidh
Krishna
for
back-to-back
boundaries,
the
right-handed
batter
tried
to
clear
the
third
one
for
a
four
as
well
but
he
didn’t
get
the
elevation
right
as
the
ball
flew
over
the
point
region
but
Parag
failed
to
take
the
catch
as
the
ball
bounced
off
his
hands.

The
young
cricketer
from
Assam
tops
the
table
of
most
catches
this
season
with
15
so
far
but
dropped
a
sitter
and
gave
a
reprieve
to
an
in-form
batter.
Patidar
made
RR
pay
for
Parag’s
folly
as
he
ended
up
scoring
58
off
42
balls
before
getting
dismissed.

Parag
in
the
previous
game
irked
many
with
his
behaviour
on
the
pitch
when
he
tried
to
tease
the
ball
to
touch
the
ground
after
taking
a
catch.

Unamused
by
his
behaviour,
former
Australia
batting
legend
Matthew
Hayden
–
who
was
in
the
commentary
box
–
advised
the
cricketer
to
not
take
fate
for
granted.

“I
gotta
advice
for
you
young
man.
Never
ever
term
fate
because
it
comes
around
quickly,”
Hayden
said
in
the
commentary
box.
The
netizens
were
also
unimpressed
with
Parag’s
antics
on
the
ground
and
criticised
him.

Here’s
what
Twitterati
had
to
say
after
Parag
put
down
a
sitter
in
Qualifier
2:

Harsha
Bhogle
during
live
commentary
when
spectator
took
catch
in
stands:
Commentator:
I
think
he
should
field
at
point
when
Riyan
Parag
dropped
catch:
Harsha
Bhogle:
they
both
should
interchange
the
position.
Art
of
trolling
at
its
peak
by
Harsha
Bhogle

#RRvsRCB

—
Aadil
khan
(@AdilQadirKhan)

May
27,
2022

Looks
like
the
people
on
twitter
were
ready
with
drafts
just
waiting
for
Riyan
Parag
to
drop
a
catch
in
any
match.
Repercussions
of
an
unacceptable
attitude
is
huge,
he
will
remember
this
forever.

#RCBvsRR
#RRvsRCB

—
Arnav
Choubey
(@arnavchoubey1)

May
27,
2022

The
only
reason
rr
are
playing
Riyan
Parag
is
his
fielding
and
he
bottled
in
that
field
also#RCBvRR
pic.twitter.com/SEgqFZL927

—
frozen????
(@ein_scofield)

May
27,
2022

Karma
always
gets
you,
Riyan
Parag
????#RCBvRR
pic.twitter.com/JjGGMLGaHJ

—
Utsav
(@utsav__45)

May
27,
2022

Speaking
to
the
broadcasters
Star
Sports
ahead
of
Qualifier
2,
Parag
claimed
the
team
has
learnt
from
the
mistakes
it
committed
in
the
previous
game,
the
Qualifier
1,
which
RR
lost
by
7
wickets
against
Gujarat
Titans.

“We
learnt
a
lot
from
the
last
game.
We
have
discussed
a
few
changes.
The
team
environment
is
really
good.
We
have
got
an
extra
opportunity
for
finishing
second
in
the
table.
There
has
been
good
vibe
from
the
team.
We
haven’t
discussed
much.
We
had
decided
before
the
tournament
that
we
will
maintain
some
balance.
We
have
stuck
to
that.
Our
team
composition
is
suitable
for
every
condition
and
situation,”
Parag
said
ahead
of
the
match
against
RCB.

Talking
about
his
team’s
chances
against
RCB,
Parag
said,
“We
have
good
chances
for
this
game.
If
you
think
about
pressure,
there
will
be
pressure.
It
is
an
achievement
for
me
to
play
at
this
ground
as
it
is
my
first
game
here.”