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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 February 1998 Vartej, Gujarat, India |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast |
| International information | |
| National side |
|
| Only ODI (cap 240) | 23 July 2021 v Sri Lanka |
| ODI shirt no. | 55 |
| T20I debut (cap 91) | 28 July 2021 v Sri Lanka |
| Last T20I | 29 July 2021 v Sri Lanka |
| T20I shirt no. | 55 |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2018–present | Saurashtra |
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2022–2023 | Delhi Capitals |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 July 2021 | |
Early and personal life
editSakariya 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.[2]
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]
Career
editSakariya 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]
References
edit- ^ "Chetan Sakariya". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Who Is This Chetan Zachariah? Rajasthan Royals Bowler Who Overcame Obstacles Like Natarajan". 13 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Staff, Ca (22 April 2021). "IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals' Heart-Warming Gesture For Chetan Sakariya To Pay Tributes To His Late Brother Wins Everyone's Heart". Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Rajasthan Royals' Chetan Sakariya loses his father to Covid-19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "3rd Quarter-final, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Delhi, Feb 22 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Nadiad, Nov 20-23 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Highlights: Siddharth's ton, Dubey's seven-fer setup Karnataka-Mumbai contest". CricBuzz. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Group C, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Indore, Feb 21 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021 Auction: Chetan Sakariya Mourns Brother's Loss As Rs 1.2 Crore IPL Contract Sinks In. Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 23 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Spinners, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Chetan Sakariya Bags Twin Wickets on ODI Debut, Twitter Recalls His Inspiring Journey". News18. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "2nd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 28 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.