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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Chetan Sakariya
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|          birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|28|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = Vartej,  [[Bhavnagar]], [[Gujarat]], India
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|             batting = Left-handed
|             bowling = Left-arm medium-fast
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|             country = India
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 2021

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|        odidebutdate = 23 July
|        odidebutyear = 2021
|     odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
|              odicap = 240
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|       T20Idebutdate = 28 July
|       T20Idebutyear = 2021
|    T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka
|             T20Icap = 91
|        lastT20Idate = 29 July
|        lastT20Iyear = 2021
|     lastT20Iagainst = Sri Lanka

|               club1 = [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
|               year1 = 2018{{endash}}present
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|               club2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|               year2 = 2021
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|                date = 29 July 2021
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1131754.html Cricinfo
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'''Chetan Sakariya''' (born 28 February 1998) is an Indian [[cricket]]er, a left arm fast bowler who represents [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the [[India national cricket team|India cricket team]] in July 2021.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1131754.html |title=Chetan Sakariya |access-date=22 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sakariya hails from a village called Vartej located 180&nbsp;km from Rajkot in the state of Gujarat.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Who Is This Chetan Zachariah? Rajasthan Royals Bowler Who Overcame Obstacles Like Natarajan|url=https://thenewsglory.com/who-is-this-chetan-zachariah-rajasthan-royals-bowler-who-overcame-obstacles-like-natarajan/|access-date=23 April 2021|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Sheldon Jackson (cricketer)|Sheldon Jackson]], 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 [[MRF Pace Foundation]]. Jackson and Sakariya then became close friends.<ref name=":0" />

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".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Ca|title=IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals’ Heart-Warming Gesture For Chetan Sakariya To Pay Tributes To His Late Brother Wins Everyone's Heart|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2021-rajasthan-royals-heart-warming-gesture-for-chetan-sakariya-to-pay-tributes-to-his-late-brother-wins-everyones-heart/|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

On 9 May 2021, Sakariya's father died of [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rajasthan-royals-chetan-sakariya-loses-his-father-to-covid-19-1262581 |title=Rajasthan Royals' Chetan Sakariya loses his father to Covid-19 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
Sakariya made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] in the [[2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy]] on 22 February 2018.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118791.html |title=3rd Quarter-final, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Delhi, Feb 22 2018 |access-date=22 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for Saurashtra in the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]] on 20 November 2018,<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1156974.html |title=Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Nadiad, Nov 20-23 2018 |access-date=20 November 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> taking a five-wicket haul in the first innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/105256/ranji-highlights-siddharths-ton-dubeys-seven-fer-setup-karnataka-mumbai-contest |title=Ranji Highlights: Siddharth's ton, Dubey's seven-fer setup Karnataka-Mumbai contest |work=CricBuzz |access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut for Saurashtra in the [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] on 21 February 2019.<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157098.html |title=Group C, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Indore, Feb 21 2019 |access-date=21 February 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In February 2021, Sakariya was bought by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] for 1.2 crores in the [[List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes|IPL auction]] ahead of the [[2021 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152 |title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021 Auction: Chetan Sakariya Mourns Brother's Loss As Rs 1.2 Crore IPL Contract Sinks In {{!}} Cricket News|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/ipl-2021-chetan-sakariya-mourns-brothers-loss-as-rs-1-2-crore-ipl-contract-sinks-in-2374345|access-date=23 April 2021|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en}}</ref>

In June 2021, Sakariya was named in India's [[One Day International]] (ODI) and [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squads for their series [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021|against Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-vs-india-2021-shikhar-dhawan-to-captain-india-on-limited-overs-tour-of-sri-lanka-1265911 |title=Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> He made his ODI debut on 23 July 2021, for India against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1262757.html |title=3rd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 23 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> His maiden international wicket was [[Bhanuka Rajapaksa]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spinners, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-sri-lanka-2021-1262739/sri-lanka-vs-india-3rd-odi-1262757/match-report|access-date=2021-07-24|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> and he finished with figures of 2 for 38.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-24|title=Chetan Sakariya Bags Twin Wickets on ODI Debut, Twitter Recalls His Inspiring Journey|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/chetan-sakariya-bags-twin-wickets-on-odi-debut-twitter-recalls-his-inspiring-journey-4000706.html|access-date=2021-07-26|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> He made his T20I debut on 28 July 2021, for India against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1262759.html |title=2nd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 28 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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