‘All I can say is’ RR head coach Kumar Sangakkara breaks silence on Riyan Parag vaping scandal

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|01-05-2026

Delhi: : Regarding the case of Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag being found vaping in the dressing room, now the statement of the team’s head coach Kumar Sangakkara has come out, who has termed this action of Riyan Parag as giving a bad influence to the team.

BCCI fines Riyan Parag for vaping scandal

During the last match of Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings, team captain Ryan Parag was found vaping e-cigarette in the dressing room, which was captured on camera. After this, there was a lot of uproar and BCCI fined Riyan Parag 25 percent of the match fee under Level-2.

Coach Sangakkara broke his silence on the actions of the team captain

Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara broke his silence on this matter and said that I think this does not have a positive impact on the team. This kind of controversy is only bad.

All I can say about this is that All I can say is that both BCCI and the franchise have resolved both these issues. You always have to try to maintain a positive and healthy culture. we have our own values, Which we have to maintain. Players are constantly reminded that they are part of the franchise., Be responsible to our culture and our values.