Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Riyan Parag Shares Manchester United Passion and Cross-Sport Predictions
Riyan Parag is a cricket player who also loves football.
His favourite football team is Manchester United.
He started supporting the team when he was young.
His favourite footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Parag admires how Ronaldo grew from a young player at Sporting CP into a major Premier League star.
He thinks Erling Haaland could try cricket because Haaland is tall and very fit.
He also thinks his teammate Jofra Archer could be good at football.
Parag shared these thoughts in a JioStar campaign about fans and their love of the Premier League.
Riyan Parag says his childhood football passion is centered on Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Parag calls Ronaldo his favourite footballer and admires his journey from Sporting CP to Premier League stardom.
He says Erling Haaland’s height and fitness could help him adapt to cricket.
Parag believes Rajasthan Royals teammate Jofra Archer could become a successful football player.
His football fandom features in JioStar’s “Humara Long Distance Love” campaign ahead of the 2026-27 Premier League season.
- Who
- Indian cricketer Riyan Parag, with comments about Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland and Jofra Archer.
- What
- Parag discussed his Manchester United and Ronaldo fandom and imagined footballers switching to cricket and cricketers switching to football.
- When
- Ahead of the 2026-27 Premier League season.
- Where
- The comments were shared through JioStar’s “Humara Long Distance Love” campaign.
- Why
- To highlight Parag’s football fandom and his connection with Manchester United and the Premier League.
- Favourite club
- Manchester United
- Favourite footballer
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Ronaldo’s former club referenced
- Sporting CP
- Footballer Parag says could play cricket
- Erling Haaland
- Cricketer Parag says could play football
- Jofra Archer
- Campaign
- JioStar’s “Humara Long Distance Love”
- Season referenced
- 2026-27 Premier League season