India, May 4 -- Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar had a brutal assessment of Riyan Parag's bowling after the Rajasthan Royals stand-in captain dismissed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Gavaskar likened Riyan Parag's bowling to a "plate of pakodas", leaving fellow commentators Alan Wilkins and Eoin Morgan in splits.

The incident happened after the fourth delivery of the 13th over where Parag dismissed Rahane for 30 runs. A round-arm release resulted in Parag undercutting the off-break. The ball did not bounce much, and Rahane just managed to get a thin top edge, handing a simple catch to wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel.

After Rahane got dismissed, S...