Rajasthan Royals (RR) director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara has stated he was shocked with the way in which left-arm tempo bowler Chetan Sakariya turned up and carried out in the Indian Premier League (IPL) lately.
Sakariya picked seven wickets in seven matches for RR and conceded 8.22 runs an over.
“He’s had a tough year since January so far and our love and prayers are with him,” added Sangakkara.
Sangakkara additionally spoke extremely of about different children in the facet.
“We have Anuj (Rawat), Yash (Yashasvi Jaiswal), Mahipal (Lomror), three youngsters who have been with the franchise for a long time and I was very impressed by all three of them. Yash got a reasonable amount of time in the middle, unfortunately the match that Anuj got, he didn’t get a chance to bat, but he was outstanding in the field. And Mahi worked really hard in the nets to put his hand up for selection. Those three boys were just outstanding for us.
“Riyan Parag is also a very, very special player. He’s got a huge amount to contribute not just to Rajasthan Royals, but also Indian cricket in the future. He’s a very special talent that needs care, nurturing and development. We had Kuldip Yadav and Akash Singh the two left-arm fast bowlers who worked extremely hard but didn’t get a chance, but they worked extremely hard in the nets and I saw a lot of improvement in them from Day 1 to the time that the tournament was on. Mayank Markande, Chetan Sakariya, highly skilled cricketers… Mayank was touch and go in selection. All of them were very impressive,” he added.
Sakariya was picked by RR franchise for Rs 1.2 crore on the mini-public sale this 12 months after having frolicked on the Royal Challengers Bangalore nets in IPL 2020 in the UAE.
Sakariya endured onerous instances in his early years as he labored at his uncle’s stationery store to deal with his cricketing bills.
(IANS inputs)
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