Twitter reacts to Riyan Parag’s appointment as Rajasthan Royals captain for first three matches of IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals have announced that Riyan Parag will lead the team for the first three matches of IPL 2025. The young all-rounder will take charge in the opening fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23, followed by home encounters against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders on March 26 and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings on March 30.

 

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Sanju Samson, an integral part of the Royals set-up, will remain a key contributor with the bat till he gets cleared for wicket-keeping and fielding. He will return as captain once fully fit. 

This is how Twitter reacted to Riyan Parag’s appointment as Rajasthan Royals captain for the first three matches of IPL 2025

A Twitter user Dinda Academy wrote, “Time for bowlers to fear his batting… and his celebrations!”

Riyan Parag will captain RR for the first three IPL matches, Sanju will play as an impact player.

Time for bowlers to fear his batting… and his celebrations! 😹😹 pic.twitter.com/TufOhup6rs

— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) March 20, 2025

Another user PrXtham wrote about how Riyan Parag redeemed himself, “From 10 players and 1 Riyan Parag to 10 players and Riyan Parag the captain”

From 10 players and 1 Riyan Parag to 10 players and Riyan Parag the captain 🫡 pic.twitter.com/Sh8Nz00gMj

— Pr𝕏tham (@Prxtham_18) March 20, 2025

A user named Sudharshan R shared Riyan’s childhood pick with MS Dhoni and wrote, “Meet the stand-in captain of Rajasthan Royals posing with MS Dhoni”

Meet the stand-in captain of Rajasthan Royals posing with #MSDhoni.#RiyanParag #CricketTwitter #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/Y9GDCUqRbl

— Sudharshan R (@rsudharshan95) March 20, 2025

A user shared Riyan Parag’s domestic T20 record, fully supporting the decision to make him captain over Yashasvi Jaiswal. He wrote, “If Jaiswal had become captain I would have fully supported him and now that Riyan has become captain I will fully support him too Parag has a good domestic record in T20 captaincy and he has been with RR for many years which is why he got the preference.”

If Jaiswal had become captain I would have fully supported him and now that Riyan has become captain I will fully support him too Parag has a good domestic record in T20 captaincy and he has been with RR for many years which is why he got the preference. pic.twitter.com/Q9MkuQUYpE

— Aditya Soni (@imAdsoni) March 20, 2025