Guwahati, April 15 -- Navigating through a barrage of online trolling isn't a walk in the park, especially when you're just stepping into your teenage years. Riyan Parag's cricketing path, in this regard, hasn't been a smooth ride.

After scoring only 600 runs from 54 matches across previous seasons that invited merciless criticism, heavy-duty trolling and meme-fest on social media, Riyan 2.0 has burst onto the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, with renewed vigour that has so far yielded 284 runs. He is only second to Virat Kohli in the run aggregator's list.

There are no over-the-top celebrations, his only statements have come through his willow and finally he understood how to deal with life beyond the 22 yards.

"Life on the outside o...