Riyan Parag is not thinking about the prospect of being appointed Rajasthan Royals captain, but is ready to take on the responsibility if the management wants to give him the job.

He could be among the candidates to take over as RR captain after the franchise traded Sanju Samson to Chennai Super Kings ahead of the IPL 2026 auction in December.

"There haven't been any discussions about captaincy at RR yet," Parag told ESPNcricinfo. "Manoj (Badale) sir (the team owner) has told us that the decision will be made only after the auction. I'm not thinking about it right now either. If I start thinking about it now, it will mess with my mindset, and a significant amount of mental space will be occupied by just one thing - captaincy, captaincy, captaincy.

"If the team and management feel t

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