Back from IPL, Chetan Sakariya at hospital for Covid constructive father

As quickly he reached his residence at Vartej in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, medium-pacer Chetan Sakariya showered, wore his PPE equipment and rushed to a close-by hospital the place his father Kanjibhai has been admitted after testing constructive for Covid-19.
Sakariya had obtained a name final week that his father had examined constructive and was admitted to the hospital. “I was lucky because I had received my part payment from Rajasthan Royals a few days ago. I straight away transferred money back home, and that is helping my family the most in my toughest time,” Sakariya, who represented Rajasthan Royals in IPL instructed The Indian Express.
IPL was postponed on Tuesday after Covid-19 instances began to happen in varied IPL groups.
For home gamers like Sakariya, uncapped and with no central contract, cash from the IPL is a supply of livelihood.
“People are saying stop IPL. I want to tell them something, I am the only bread earner in my family. Cricket is the only source of my earnings. I can give better treatment to my father because of the money I earned from IPL. Had this tournament not happened for a month, it would have been tougher for me. I come from a poor family, my father all his life drove tempo and because of IPL my whole life was about to change,” says Sakariya, who was picked for Rs 1.20 crores on the public sale.
Since he reached residence, his day by day schedule has revolved round hospital visits. From 9 am to 2 pm, he sits on a bench on the hospital. Sakariya is very apprehensive as his father is a diabetic affected person.

Just a few months in the past, on the day he grew to become a crorepati on the IPL 2021 public sale, he had one remorse. Just months earlier than that, he had misplaced his youthful brother, who he was very near. He says that the sudden windfall of Rs 1.20 crore will change his life however he feels an vacancy inside as a result of his brother’s demise.
Sakariya impressed on the IPL along with his talent and composure. He took seven wickets and says he by no means anticipated to be the primary alternative for his crew with the brand new ball.
“Sanju bhai (Sanju Samson) came and told me that the management is seeing a high potential in me, so be ready, you will be playing. I couldn’t sleep that night, thoughts kept popping on how I would bowl, how I will get my wicket, aisa daloon, ke waise daloon (what kind of delivery should I bowl),” he recollects.
He spoke to his coach Rajendra Goel again in Bhavnagar, who suggested him to take it simple. On debut towards Punjab Kings, Sakariya completed with 3 for 31 that included wickets of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. However, it’s the wicket of Chennai Super Kings’s MS Dhoni that he’ll keep in mind for a very long time in his life. “Because everyone knows how big a player he is and how he takes away the game in death overs, I am happy that I got him early and didn’t give him that chance ahead,” he says.
He remembers after the sport towards the Mumbai Indians, he rushed to take an autograph of Rohit Sharma. The Mumbai captain lauded him and stated he’s on a proper monitor. Prior to the match, he had worries about how the abroad gamers will relate to him and different home gamers however his worries pale away after only one crew bonding session. “It felt like home, really,” he says.
Occasionally, complaints got here from residence. “They used to call and say, why are you losing. Start winning. It feels bad. How could I tell them that the pressure here is so high? There is no margin of error. But they saying naak mat katao yaar,” (don’t lose face!),” he says shyly.
Like most IPL gamers, Sakariya is hoping that the rest of the season occurs quickly. Apart from title and fame, the cash earned will change lives. A brand new home is what the Sakariya household wants. “I am the only member in my community who has earned so much. My mother doesn’t know how many zeros are there in crores. Our first priority is to see my father back and then build that home. For that, IPL should happen.”