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IPL 2019: RCB’s Prayas becomes youngest IPL debutant, managing CBSE exams at same time

Prayas is a 12th-class student, who studies commerce at the Kalyani Public School in Kolkata.

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IPL 2019: RCB's Prayas becomes youngest IPL debutant, managing CBSE exams at same time

Royal Challengers Bangalore leg-spinner, Prayas Ray Barman became the youngest Indian Premier League debutant on Sunday while playing against SunRisers Hyderabad. Apart from playing for RCB, Prayas is also managing class 12 CBSE exams at the same time.

Jonny Bairstow (114) and David Warner (100 not out) assaulted the RCB bowlers as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 231 for 2 en route to a massive 118-run win. Prayas, who studies commerce at the Kalyani Public School in Kolkata, was to appear for his Economics paper just a couple of days ago while on Sunday hit the headlines by becoming the youngest IPL debutant at 16 years and 157 days.

The previous youngest was Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman at 17 years and 11 days for Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2018. The first over bowled by Prayas gave six runs in his maiden IPL over against the likes of Warner and Bairstow but things went haywire after that. The young debutant gave 50 runs in his next 3 overs, conceding a total of 56 runs in his 4-over spell.

RCB next play Rajasthan Royals on April 2 and the very next day he will again be back in Kolkata for his Entrepreneurship exam on April 4. He will again join the team on the eve of the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 5.

“(Virat) Kohli, AB (de Villiers) and (coach Gary) Kirsten are obviously encouraging him at the nets. Obviously, they have seen some potential in him to pick him ahead of the experienced duo of (Pawan) Negi and Washington Sundar.”

His father revealed that they were not expecting the call-up for him as at first, the team think-tank had decided to go for a seam-attack but skipper Kohli told Prayas of the debut just minutes before going for the toss.

“We were shocked to see his name in the line-up in RCB’s very third match. But he was not nervous,” Prayas’ father Dr Kaushik Ray Barman told leading news agency.

He continued, “He told me ‘this was not my standard. I could have done better.’ I told him not to lose heart and keep his focus. This is just the beginning for him. First, he has to cement his place in Bengal then look beyond.”

Dr Kaushik Ray Barman said Prayas had a finger bruise that affected him in Sunday’s match. He said, “He was not nervous. He told me the first over was okay but his finger got a bruise in the second over with the seam of the ball and he started bowling over pitch.”

“It was their (Sunrisers’) day. Two batsmen scoring hundreds is very rare in T20 cricket. It was an unforgettable day for all the RCB bowlers. None of them bowled well. You are always lucky if you make full use of your first opportunity.

At home, congratulatory messages started pouring him after his name started flashing on TV and later began to trend on Twitter. “All these congratulatory messages will mean only if he does well. He has to learn more, have to be more focused,” Ray Barman said.

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