Chetan Sakariya (Indian Cricketer) Biography

Chetan Sakariya is an Indain International cricketer who plays for Indian National cricket team as a Bowler and he is a Left arm medium fast bowler and left handed batsman. Currently Chetan is playing for Saurastra team in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in Indian premier league tournament. Chetan made his International debut for Indian national team in 2021 against Shri lanka. Chetan is playing all three formets of domestic cricket for Saurastra as a bowler.

Chetan Sakariya was born on 28 February 1998 in Vartej, Bhavnagar, Gujrat, India in vey poor Gujarati family. Chetan father Kanji Sakariya used to drive tempo to fulfill the needs of the family. Sakariya had a great passion for playing cricket since childhood and wanted to become a famous professional cricketer when he grew up but his father wanted Him to become an engineer. However, apart from playing he was as well as very good in studies, thats the reason his father wanted him to become an engineer.

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Chetan Sakariya’s Career

Ever since his childhood, he used to play cricket and played cricket for his school team. While he was representing his school team at the district level, he caught the attention of Rajendra Gohil, Coach. He asked him to join the academy to refine his skills.

Soon, he joined the junior Saurashtra team but, he didn’t get the chance to play under 16 team. However, due to his consistency, he got the chance to debut in the under 19 team. After that, he got guidance from Glenn McGrath at the MRF Pace Foundation.

Domestic Career

In 2018, he was selected to play against Baroda in the Vizay Hazare Trophy. He performed very well by giving away 73 runs and got 2 wickets in his 10 overs quota. That same year, his career flourished when he took 5 wickets against Gujarat in the first innings. In 2019, he played his first T20 match. He bowled in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Railways.

IPL Career

Ahead of IPL 2021, Rajasthan Royals bought him at auction for 1.2 crores. Chetan on his debut against Punjab Kings on 13th April 2021. Mayank Agarwal was his maiden IPL wicket. He even took the wickets of Jhye Richardson and KL Rahul in that match. Earlier, he used to serve as a net bowler for RCB. The Indian player has a net worth of 1.2 crores. Currently, he is playing for RR in the IPL.

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Chetan Sakariya Net Worth

Talking about the net worth of Chetan Sakariya according to sources, he got around ₹1 lac to ₹1.50 lac for a cricket match played in IPL. He is getting ₹1.4 crores per annum from IPL Team Rajasthan Royals for playing in IPL. The main sources of his earnings are playing a cricket match and some ads.

Chetan Sakariya Brother Suicide

I hope nobody goes through the pain and struggles we went through. My second child, a son who was a year younger to Chetan, committed suicide a month ago. Chetan was playing the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at that time, which he finished as the sixth-highest wicket-taker. We didn’t inform him about his brother’s death for the first 10 days as we didn’t want his game to be affected. All we told him was that his father wasn’t keeping well.”

Chetan caught the attention of IPL teams with his performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In the IPL auction, the Rajasthan Royals team made a bid of ₹1.4 crores to join their team. He used to bowl on the net for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ipl2020 season before joining Rajasthan. He made his debut against Punjab Kings on 12 April 2021 after joining Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021.

In an interview, he was asked what he would do about the ₹1.5 crores he got in the IPL. His jersey number in the IPL is 28. He then said in response to this question that first of all he would buy his house in Rajkot, Gujarat, and take good care of his sister. Chetan Sakariya that this struggle-filled story is really emotional as well as inspiring us that we should never give up, no matter how difficult it may be.

Chetan sakariya Engaged

Indian cricketer Chetan Sakariya got engaged to girlfriend Meghna Jambucha in a ceremony attended by close relatives and friends. Chetan posted the photo from the ring ceremony. Cricketers and friends, including Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube, congratulated Chetan on his engagement.

Facts of Chetan Sakariya

• Sakariya while growing up wanted to be a batsman but eventually diverted his
  interest to fast bowling.
• Sakariya copied the bowling action of Pakistani bowler Junaid Khan after their tour of India in 2010.
• He did not receive any kind of cricket coaching until the age of 16 before that he used to
  train himself playing tennis ball cricket.
• Sakariya suffered from an injury upon his glute and a stress fracture on his back due to over-working his body and, he was out for nearly a year.
• Sakariya made his first-class debut as a replacement player for Jaydev Unadkat in the 2018 Ranji Trophy tournament.
• Chetan was the sixth-highest wicket-taker in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, picking 12 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 8.17.
• Sheldon Jackson, a senior player in the Saurashtra team, bought him a new shoe and helped him train.
• Sakariya’s impressive performances at the domestic level for Saurashtra helped him to secure the scholarship to train under Australian cricket legend Glenn McGrath at MRF Pace Foundation.
• Chetan Sakariya traveled to UAE as a net bowler for RCB in the IPL 2020 season.
• Sakariya’s brother committed suicide when he was playing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. In spite of that, his family didn’t inform him about the tragic incident for 10 days so that his game won’t get hampered.

Interesting Facts about Chetan Sakariya

1. Chetan Sakariya is a left-arm fast-medium bowler.
2. He was born on February 28, 1998 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
3. Sakariya made his debut for Saurashtra in the 2018-19 season.
4. In IPL 2021, he played for Rajasthan Royals and took seven wickets.
5. His best bowling figures in T20s are 4/20.
6. Sakariya’s father passed away due to COVID-19 during IPL 2021.
7. He was selected for India’s tour of Sri Lanka in July-August 2021.
8. Sakariya has played only one first-class match so far.
9. His base price at the IPL auction was INR 20 lakh ($27,000).
10. The cricketer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways and bowl yorkers accurately

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