Internet Desk. IPL 2025 is about to start and with this a new player has entered the KKR team. The reason for this is that the Kolkata Knight Riders team has suffered a major setback. The team's speed star Umran Malik is out of the entire IPL season due to injury. Left arm fast bowler Chetan Sakariya has now been included in the Kolkata Knight Riders team in place of Umran Malik.
Who is Chetan Sakariya?
Chetan Sakariya, a resident of a village 10 km away from Bhavnagar in Gujarat, has had a very difficult life. According to information, Chetan Sakariya's father used to drive an auto to support his family. Chetan Sakariya used to work at his maternal uncle's shop. In return, his maternal uncle used to bear the expenses of his education, cricket equipment and training at Sir Bhavsinghji Cricket Academy.
Has played for India
However, Chetan Sakariya has played international cricket for India. But he could not perform as expected. Sakariya has participated in one ODI and two T20 International matches for India. Apart from this, he has also played 19 IPL matches.
