DC vs KKR: Chetan Sakariya on his ‘Dragon Ball Z’ celebration after dismissing Aaron Finch – It was for my father

Chetan Sakariya performed his first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Thursday and completed with spectacular figures of 3-0-17-1.

Chetan Sakariya (center). Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSSakariya completed with figures of 3-0-17-1On Thursday, DC defeated KKR by 4 wicketsSakariya devoted his celebration to his father

Delhi Capitals’ (DC) quick bowler Chetan Sakariya pulled off a singular celebration after dismissing Aaron Finch in Thursday’s match in opposition to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Finch tried to play a cross-batted shot on the on-side solely to see his stumps shattered. Thereafter, he pulled off a celebration, just like Dragon Ball Z cartoon character Goku.

The 24-year-old first crossed his arms in entrance after which put two of his fingers on his brow. After DC’s four-wicket victory over the Men in Gold and Purple, Sakariya put forth the explanation behind his celebration. The Young Turk made the revelations to teammate Kuldeep Yadav, who turned the Player of the Match for his four-wicket haul.

‘Emotional celebration’

“It was an emotional celebration and it was for my father. He always wished for me to dismiss an international batter bowled,” Sakariya mentioned to Kuldeep in a video uploaded on IPL’s official Instagram web page.

Back in May 2021, Sakariya’s father, Mr. Kanjibhai Sakariya, handed away on the age of 42 after testing optimistic for COVID-19. Sakariya performed for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in his debut IPL season after being purchased at a worth of INR 1.2 crore. After the earlier version of the T20 league was halted resulting from coronavirus-related points, Sakariya transferred part of his IPL revenue for his father’s remedy.

After being launched by the Royals, Sakariya went to the Capitals at a better worth of INR 4.20 crores. RR did attempt to get again the left-armer, however misplaced to DC in an intense bidding warfare, which additionally concerned the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

On Thursday, the Bhavnagar-born Sakariya performed his first match in IPL 2022 and completed with spectacular bowling figures of 3-0-17-1. Back in July, Sakariya additionally went on to play two T20Is and one ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka.