Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag was filled with praise for Rajasthan Royals’ new recruit Chetan Sakariya, who stole the present on Monday (April 12) evening together with his good bowling efficiency in opposition to Punjab Kings within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
The 22-year-old was the choose of the Rajasthan bowlers, returned with the figures of three/31 on his IPL debut. He struck within the third over to eliminate Mayank Agarwal (12) after which returned within the closing over to dismiss KL Rahul (91) and Jhye Richardson (0).
Sakariya misplaced his brother, who dedicated suicide earlier this 12 months, simply earlier than the IPL 14 public sale in February. “Chetan Sakariya’s brother died of suicide few months ago, his parents didn’t tell him for 10 days as he was playing the SMA trophy. What cricket means to these young men, their families. IPL is a true measure of the Indian dream & some stories of extraordinary grit. Great prospect,” Sehwag tweeted.
Chetan Sakariya’s brother died of suicide few months in the past,his dad and mom did not inform him for 10 days as he was taking part in the SMA trophy. What cricket means to those younger males,their households .IPL is a real measure of the Indian dream & some tales of extraordinary gritGreat prospect pic.twitter.com/r0mISy9Asv
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 12, 2021
Sakariya’s good efficiency impressed Sehwag as the previous cricketer lauded the teen’s fearless method and in contrast his temperament with former India left-arm seamers Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra.
“I’ve heard his name, even saw him bowl in domestic games but didn’t expect that he would bowl so well. You face different batters in the domestic circuit but in IPL, you come across big and renowned batsmen. We got to see his temperament. He was fearless,” Sehwag was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
“Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra all the time say that as a bowler, you need to by no means be fearful of getting hit for a boundary. Until you gained’t get hit, you can’t be taught and choose wickets. So, I feel, he (Sakariya) exhibited that form of temperament.
“He had variations as well. Though there were a few no-balls but overall, he bowled very well. The way he got Mayank Agarwal and surprised Chris Gayle with one of his deliveries, he was completely impressive,” he added.
The Saurashtra left-arm pacer was picked by Rajasthan Royals (RR) on the value of Rs 1.2 crore. In 16 T20s up to now, Sakariya has picked 28 wickets at a mean of 15.10, an economic system price of seven.08 and a strike price of 12.70. He had a prolific Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) which handed him the IPL deal.
The son of a former tempo driver, Sakariya’s household hails from Vartej, a small city ten kilometres west of Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. He used to repeat Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan’s actions whereas bowling.
The Rajasthan Royals, nevertheless, misplaced their opening encounter to Punjab Kings by 4 runs on Monday evening in Mumbai. KL Rahul (91 off 50) and Deepak Hooda (64 off 28) powered Punjab Kings to an imposing 221 for six after being put in to bat on a batting magnificence. In reply, RR captain Sanju Samson nearly took Royals house with a breath-taking 119 off 63 balls.
