Reportedly, Riyan Parag will receive his first India call-up following his heroics at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

With 510 runs to his credit, Assam all-arounder Riyan Parag is now leading the run-scorer in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2023. He has been enjoying an incredible run in the competition. With the bat, the 21-year-old is averaging 85 and has seven fifty-score runs with a strike rate of 182.79.

Due to his outstanding performance, Riyan Parag should have an easier time breaking into the Indian team.

He is expected to receive his first call-up to the team for the forthcoming T20I series against Australia, which starts on November 23. In addition to his spectacular batting performances, Parag has taken 11 wickets at an economy of 7.29 and average of 24.54 from ten games.

“This season, Paraga has been playing consistently in domestic cricket. It’s challenging to overlook his overall performances. He’s a great fielder, which further enhances his value “The Times of India cited an anonymous source as stating.

The majority of the players competing in the current ODI World Cup 2023 for the Australia series will be rested, according to TOI, and young players who won gold for India at the just finished Asian Games are probably going to be chosen. In addition, Parag was the Deodhar Trophy’s top run scorer, amassing 354 runs in five games at an average of 88.50 and a strike rate of 136.67, including two hundreds and one fifty, to further support his selection.

After a year, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will also make his comeback.

In addition to him, the report indicates that Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a seasoned Indian seamer, is also anticipated to make a comeback in the forthcoming series. Against Australia, Bhuvneshwar is probably going to spearhead India’s pace attack since all of the senior bowlers are rested. In November 2022, the 33-year-old made his Indian debut in a Twenty20 match against New Zealand.

He took 16 wickets in seven innings at an economy of 5.84 and an average of 9.31 in SMAT 2023. With ninety wickets in Twenty20 Internationals, the 33-year-old will be an important member of the young team for the next series.