Riyan Parag Named Rajasthan Royals Captain for IPL 2026

• Riyan Parag, 24, will lead Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026, taking over from Sanju Samson.
• Samson moved to Chennai Super Kings in a trade deal ahead of the IPL 2026 auctions.
• Parag was retained for Rs 14 crore and has 1566 runs in 84 IPL matches.
• He previously captained RR in 8 matches last year, winning two in Samson's absence.
• Parag was chosen over Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sam Curran for the captaincy role.