With the advent of DRS, the cricketing world has seen significant technological advancements, yet some players continue to misuse the system. Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag did just that and opted for a needless review after being clearly dismissed, which led to a heated exchange with the umpire.
In response to Gujarat Titans’ 217/6, the visitors were off to a terrible start with Yashasvi Jasiwal and Nitish Rana getting out within the third over. However, Riyan Parag and Samson didn’t waste much time and accelerated the scorecard to 57/2 at the end of the powerplay. Additionally, it was Gujarat’s impact sub Kulwant Khejrroliya who took the important wicket of Parag, leading to some drama.
On the fourth delivery of the seventh over, Khejroliya bowled a full delivery angled across outside off, prompting Riyan Parag to push at it, only to edge it to Jos Buttler, who completed a straightforward catch behind the stumps. Umpire Rohan Pandit raised his finger, but Parag confidently opted for DRS. UltraEdge confirmed a spike as the ball passed the bat, and the on-field decision of ‘out’ was upheld. Unconvinced, Parag argued that the spike was caused by his bat hitting the ground and expressed his frustration while walking off, engaging in a brief discussion with umpires Akshay Totre and Rohan Pandit—a moment that quickly drew reactions across social media.
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— david Miller (@MillerDavi20894) April 9, 2025
Attitude
Riyan Parag be like#GTvsRR pic.twitter.com/997RXltend
— Oreo (@TigerVishkit) April 9, 2025
Accept it or not .
Riyan parag is zimbabwe Azambe of ipl 🤡#GTvsRR pic.twitter.com/gZdVudHrlA— mohit bhat (@MOHIT_BHAT18) April 9, 2025
Clearly?
Absolutely
Umpiring of Gully cricket standard.
Riyan Parag to Umpire : #GTvsRR pic.twitter.com/9zp21zO1oY— Misbah🍁 (@_hazel_20) April 9, 2025
Clear cheating. Riyan Parag was not out clearly. The shadow of the ball on the bat is seen clearly so there was no edge and the spike was of the bat hitting the ground. Poor umpiring or pure match fixing!#GTvRR
— Rushik Rawal (@RushikRawal) April 9, 2025
Dismissed
Hitting clean
Riyan parag was hitting them clean until he was there. #GTvsRR
— Deep midwicket (@Akhilreddy1635) April 9, 2025
Sanju samson to Riyan Parag 💀#GTvsRR #GTvRR pic.twitter.com/iTtcCoPlWy
— Azlan࿐ (@Azlansayyed_) April 9, 2025
Given
