Mumbai, May 25 -- Kumar Sangakkara, Rajasthan Royals Head Coach and the Director of Cricket, backed captain Riyan Parag as the "absolute right guy" for the job after the team qualified for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 playoffs with a win over the Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday.

RR defeated MI by 30 runs in Mumbai to seal a playoff berth as they now sit fourth on the IPL 2026 points table and will face off against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Eliminator clash on Wednesday.

RR started their IPL 2026 campaign positively with four back-to-back wins, but lost their way in the middle as they managed to win just two matches in their next eight encounters, leading fans and experts to question Riyan Parag's captaincy.

However, Sangak...