An Instagram story of Team India’s young batsman Ryan Pollen is currently going viral on social media, in which he has called Virat Kohli the biggest inspiration for Indian cricket ‘King’. This post shared it with his fans during a question-and-answer session.
One Fane asked Ryan Pollen who received the most inspiration in his cricket career, while he shared a photo of Virat Kohli in which Virat Kohli was seen wearing Team India’s ODI cap. Ryan Parag replied that King who gave me my India cap.
The picture that is going viral with this post is on August 2024. While Ryan Parag made a one -day debut against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Ryan Pollen became the first male cricketer of Assam to debut for India. What was special was that he got his first cap from Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli’s Emotional Message
Virat Kohli also gave an emotional message while giving the cap. Tell them that you have the ability to win a match for India. We have seen you playing, and the selectors have seen something special in you. This is your time, trust, and start today.
Ryan pollen after under-19 discussed further
Ryan Pollen came to the fore for the first time when he became part of India’s Under-19 World Cup winning team in 2018. The tournament recognized it among the young cricketers of the country. Then at the age of 17, Ryan Parag debuted in the Indian Premier League. Playing for Rajasthan Royals, he scored 50 off 49 balls against Delhi Capitals and scored a record of scoring the youngest Indian half -century in IPL history.
Rajasthan Royals made him involved in the squad for Rs 3.8 crore
In IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals included Ryan for Rs 3.8 crore. But his performance in that season was not as expected. He scored only 183 runs in 14 games at an average of 16.64. Ryan Parag made a wonderful return in domestic cricket after the IPL season was bad.
Ryan Pollen’s brilliant performance in domestic cricket
Ryan scored 510 runs in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. In the meantime he was batted at a strike rate of 182.79. After this, Ryan Parag hit the most sixes in the Deodhar Trophy. In the meantime he won the team several times. He then had the opportunity to debut ODIs in 2024. Virat Kohli was given a debut cap to Ryan Pollen. Which became very memorable for him.
