Who is Chetan Sakariya? All about RR's uncapped bowler who won ₹1.2 CR deal for IPL 2021

Uncapped Indian cricketer Chetan Sakariya set cash registers ringing at Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) auction. Having placed his base value at ₹20 lakh, left-arm speedster was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.2 crore. As Sakariya w gears up to play for franchise in upcoming IPL 2021 season, here is a look back at his journey and his rise as a professional cricketer.

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Chetan Sakariya IPL 2021: Cricketer’s journey before joining Rajasthan Royals

Chetan Sakariya hails from Gujarat and he plays domestic cricket for Saurashtra, one of three first-class teams of state. speedster made his debut in competitive cricket during 2017-18 Indian domestic home season. Since n, he has turned up for Saurashtra in 15 first-class matches, one List A match and 16 T20s.

Quite recently, 22-year-old enjoyed a golden run in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament. Featuring in all five matches for his side, talented pacer picked up 12 wickets, including a match-winning spell of 5-11 against Vidarbha in one of matches. He took his wickets at an aver of 8.16 and maintained an ecomy rate of 4.90. 

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Apparently, Chetan Sakariya had humble beginnings in his career before he landed a lucrative IPL deal for himself. According to India.com, his far was a tempo driver who left his job two years ago to feed his family. Up until five years, youngster attended his friend’s houses to watch cricket matches as he did t own a TV.

Chetan Sakariya will w be seen rubbing shoulders with some of modern-day legends of game. Under leadership of Sanju Samson, Sakariya will be joining likes of 2019 Cricket World Cup winners Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes among ors in Rajasthan Royals squad. He will also play under guidance of legendary players like Shane Warne and Kumar Sangakkara, as both of m are part of franchise's support staff.

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RR players list after IPL 2021 auction

On January 20, Rajasthan Royals anunced a list of all ir retentions for IPL 2021 season. y retained as many as 17 cricketers, including Sanju Samson and overseas stars Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and David Miller among ors. Moreover, y also appointed Samson as ir new captain after letting go of Steve Smith.

At IPL 2021 auction, y added eight more cricketers to ir squad. Apart from Chetan Sakariya, y purchased Chris Morris, Liam Livingstone and Shivam Dube. Here is a look at entire list of RR players for much-awaited IPL 2021 season.

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Im source: BCCI Domestic Twitter