Chetan Sakariya Bought By KKR For 50 Lakhs In IPL Auction 2024
Published - 19 Dec 2023, 04:39 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:24 AM
Left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya will be plying his trade for two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The fast bowler had registered himself at a base price of Rs 50 lakh and managed to attract just one bid from the Kolkata-based outfit as no other franchise showed any interest in him. Chetan Sakariya’s IPL journey began in 2021 after his impressive displays for Saurashtra in the domestic circuit.
He was signed up by Rajasthan Royals in a 2021 auction for Rs 1.2 crores. In his debut season, he played 14 games and picked up 14 wickets. The fine displays in the IPL also paved the way for his maiden India call-up as he went on to make his T20I and ODI debut during the 2021 tour of Sri Lanka.
Chetan Sakariya, however, failed to live up to the expectations in IPL 2022 and 2023. In 2022, he played three games and picked up as many wickets before playing just two games in 2023. The 25-year-old will be hoping that a change in team also changes his fortune.
Chetan Sakariya’s IPL stats:
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
| Career | 19 | 426 | 599 | 20 | 3/31 | 29.95 | 8.44 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 48 | 89 | 3 | 2/53 | 29.67 | 11.13 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 66 | 84 | 3 | 2/23 | 28 | 7.64 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 312 | 426 | 14 | 3/31 | 30.42 | 8.19 | 22.28 | 0 | 0 |
