The 39th match of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League is in the history books now, with the Rajasthan Royals recording a convincing win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The fight between Riyan Parag and Harshal Patel drew the fans’ attention as the two players had an ugly spat after the first innings of the match.
Parag smashed 18 runs off the last over bowled by Patel. It is unclear what led to the argument between the two players after the first innings, but they had a heated exchange. In the second innings, when Patel lost his wicket and the match ended, Parag came to shake his hand.
However, the Royal Challengers Bangalore star refused to shake his hand. Instead, he went on to shake hands with other players of the Rajasthan Royals team. While Parag could not settle the matter with Patel, he did win the Man of the Match award for his half-century against the RCB side.
Here’s what the RR youngster said at the post-match presentation:
“I feel satisfied. The Royals kept faith in me over the years and I think this was my way of paying back. I love pressure and love to show case my abilities in the tough situations. During the time-out, Sanga told me 140 would be a good total.”
Fans on Twitter have mixed reaction as Harshal Patel refuses to shake hands with Riyan
Here’s how the cricket universe on Twitter reacted after seeing the video of Patel not shaking hands with Parag:
Cmon Harshal.. #Riyan is young & Impulsive..
— Straight Drive Podcast (@StraightDrive_) April 26, 2022
Shake his hand say.. Well played kid.. 👏
No hard feelings mate#IPL2022 #Riyan #RRVSRCB pic.twitter.com/biZgPQe5Ga
Heated rivalry between harshal and parag 😹😹
— time square🇮🇳 (@time__square) April 26, 2022
pic.twitter.com/k7XosnozCz
Harshal patel didn't shake hands with riyan parag pic.twitter.com/aI1bcrrzKr
— Nishant (@Hey_Nishaant) April 26, 2022
Parag hit some runs against Harshal in the last over of the first innings. No-one knows who started it first but they ended up having a heated conversation. Players stopped them at that point.
— Rushil (@rushilthefirst) April 26, 2022
Then this happened 👆
Harshal Patel not shaked hands with Riyan Parag!!! #RCBvsRR pic.twitter.com/RJwL4arObn
— Prihereee 🥂 (@ViratizzKing) April 26, 2022
Harshal Patel didn't even shake hands with Riyan Parag post match, this is not good at all.
— AJN (@LifeIsAnElation) April 26, 2022
Poor attitude from harshal patel
— Bruce (@Bruce35187071) April 26, 2022
Parag gave handshake but he rufused it👌👌
Harshal Patel refused to shake hands with Riyan Parag after game! #IPL2022 #RCBvsRR pic.twitter.com/IMTCfFKJEi
— Dr. Cric Point (@drcricpoint) April 26, 2022
