Chetan Sakariya Explained

Chetan Sakariya (born 28 February 1998) is an Indian international cricketer who has played for Indian cricket team, and currently plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in July 2021.^[1]

Early and personal life

Sakariya hails from a village called Vartej located 15 km from Bhavnagar in the state of Gujarat.^[2] Sheldon Jackson, a senior player in the Saurashtra team, bought him a new shoe and helped him train. Only then did Sakariya get the chance to go to the MRF Pace Foundation. Jackson and Sakariya then became close friends.

Sakariya's brother committed suicide when he was playing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. Sakariya was very close to his brother and keeping this in mind, Rajasthan Royals gifted him a jersey which has initials of his late brother 'R.K' imprinted on it. The jersey also has a message written on it that says, "Miss you bro".^[3]

On 9 May 2021, Sakariya's father died of COVID-19.^[4]

Career

Sakariya made his List A debut for Saurashtra in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 22 February 2018.^[5] He made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 20 November 2018,^[6] taking a five-wicket haul in the first innings.^[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Saurashtra in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.^[8] In February 2021, Sakariya was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for 1.2 crores in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.^{[9] [10]}

In June 2021, Sakariya was named in India's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Sri Lanka.^[11] He made his ODI debut on 23 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.^[12] His maiden international wicket was Bhanuka Rajapaksa,^[13] and he finished with figures of 2 for 38.^[14] He made his T20I debut on 28 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.^[15]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chetan Sakariya . 22 February 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
2. Web site: Who Is This Chetan Zachariah? Rajasthan Royals Bowler Who Overcame Obstacles Like Natarajan. 13 April 2021 . 23 April 2021. en-GB.
3. Web site: Staff. Ca. IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals' Heart-Warming Gesture For Chetan Sakariya To Pay Tributes To His Late Brother Wins Everyone's Heart. 22 April 2021 . 23 April 2021.
4. Web site: Rajasthan Royals' Chetan Sakariya loses his father to Covid-19 . ESPNcricinfo . 9 May 2021.
5. Web site: 3rd Quarter-final, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Delhi, Feb 22 2018 . 22 February 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
6. Web site: Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Nadiad, Nov 20-23 2018 . 20 November 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
7. Web site: Ranji Highlights: Siddharth's ton, Dubey's seven-fer setup Karnataka-Mumbai contest . CricBuzz . 21 November 2018.
8. Web site: Group C, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Indore, Feb 21 2019 . 21 February 2019 . ESPNcricinfo.
9. Web site: IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players . ESPNcricinfo . 18 February 2021.
10. Web site: IPL 2021 Auction: Chetan Sakariya Mourns Brother's Loss As Rs 1.2 Crore IPL Contract Sinks In. Cricket News. 23 April 2021. NDTVSports.com. en.
11. Web site: Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka . 10 June 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
12. Web site: 3rd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 23 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka . ESPNcricinfo . 23 July 2021.
13. Web site: Spinners, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points. 2021-07-24. ESPNcricinfo. en.
14. Web site: 2021-07-24. Chetan Sakariya Bags Twin Wickets on ODI Debut, Twitter Recalls His Inspiring Journey. 2021-07-26. News18. en.
15. Web site: 2nd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 28 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka . ESPNcricinfo . 28 July 2021.
16. Web site: IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players . ESPNcricinfo . 13 February 2022.