IPL 2026 | ‘It’s unfortunate, could influence youngsters’: Chandrakant Pandit on Riyan Parag's vaping row
Updated On: 30 April, 2026 09:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Parag, 24, has represented India in one ODI and nine T20Is. He has scored 117 runs in nine games so far in IPL-19

The above screengrab shows RR skipper Riyan Parag vaping in the dressing room
Riyan Parag led RR to a final win over Punjab Kings by six wickets in Mullanpur on Tuesday. However, more than the win, a controversy surrounding skipper Parag became a talking point across the cricketing fraternity after cameras caught Parag, who scored 16-ball 29, vaping in the dressing room.
Renowned coach Chandrakant Pandit, who guided KKR to the IPL title in 2024, reckoned it’s an ‘unfortunate incident’ which could influence young Indian players.
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