IPL 2025 Riyan Parag: Rajasthan Royals have made a big change in the team just before IPL 2025. Ryan Parag has been given important responsibility. Team management has made Ryan the captain. Earlier, Sanju Samson was captaining the team. However, the important thing is that Ryan has got the captaincy for only the first three matches. Samson himself announced it in front of fellow players. Rajasthan has also shared a post on X.

IPL 2025 is starting from 22 March. The first match of the tournament will be played between KKR and RCB. At the same time, the first match of Rajasthan Royals is from Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on 23 March. Ryan will start a new innings with this match. They will captain the team. Samson will also be part of the playing XI. But he will only play as a wicketkeeper batter.

Ryan Parag will captain Rajasthan in these matches –

Ryan has received captaincy for the first three matches. The first match of the team is from Hyderabad. This match will be played on 23 March. After this, the second match of Rajasthan is against Kolkata Knight Riders. The match will be played in Guwahati on 26 March. The third match is from Chennai Super Kings. The match will be played on 30 March.

Why Rajasthan changed captain –

Rajasthan Royals have also shared information on the official website regarding the change in captaincy. The franchise has written that the team has confidence in their leadership. Ryan has been a part of Rajasthan Royals for a long time. The team is now moving towards change in captaincy. Ryan is an experienced all -rounder player. Under his captaincy, Rajasthan’s IPL can start well in 2025.

Update: Sanju will be played our first three games as a batter, with Riyan stepping up to lead the boys in these matches! pic.twitter.com/fyhtmbp1f5

– rajasthan royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 20, 2025

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