Jaipur, May 20 -- Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag urged fans and commentators to "love cricket and talk about cricket" while stressing that outside noise and social media criticism should not affect players, following RR's commanding seven-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL 2026 clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Tuesday.

RR's full-time captain Parag addressed the media after RR chased a daunting 221-run target in style, powered by a sensational knock from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (93 off 38 balls) and a fluent half-century from Dhruv Jurel (53 not out off 38 balls).

Speaking about dealing with criticism and social media chatter, Parag said players must learn to separate outside opinions from their ...