Chetan Sakariya (born 28 February 1998) is an Indian international

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er who has played for

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but currently plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the

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in July 2021.

Early and personal life

Sakariya hails from a village called

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located 15 km from Bhavnagar in the state of

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, 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

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. 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". On 9 May 2021, Sakariya's father died of

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Career

Sakariya made his

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debut for Saurashtra in the

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on 22 February 2018. He made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the

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on 20 November 2018, taking a five-wicket haul in the first innings. He made his

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debut for Saurashtra in the

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on 21 February 2019. In February 2021, Sakariya was bought by the

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for 1.2 crores in the IPL auction ahead of the

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. In June 2021, Sakariya was named in India's

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(ODI) and

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(T20I) squads for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut on 23 July 2021, for India against

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. His maiden international wicket was

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, and he finished with figures of 2 for 38. He made his T20I debut on 28 July 2021, for India against

. In February 2022, he was bought by the

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in the

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for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakariya, Chetan 1998 births Living people Indian cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Rajasthan Royals cricketers Saurashtra cricketers Delhi Capitals cricketers