India tour of Sri Lanka: Chetan Sakaria eyes Test cricket after getting maiden nationwide call-up

Rajasthan Royal’s left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya emerged as some of the promising skills on this 12 months’s Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier than it received suspended as a result of outbreak of Covid-19 circumstances in its bio-bubble on May 4.The 23-year-old obtained his maiden nationwide call-up for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. However, the teen is dreaming excessive, and he desires to play Test cricket for India.Speaking to Sports Today, the left-arm pacer mentioned: “My ultimate aim is to play Test cricket for India. I want to play Test cricket for a long period. Test cricket is like life; it throws genuine challenges at you. Test cricket challenges you on every front.”However, on the non-public entrance, it has not been a super 12 months for the teen. He misplaced his father Kanjibhai Sakariya to Covid-19 on May 9, and weeks earlier than the IPL public sale in February, his youthful brother Rahul died by suicide.The Royals purchased Sakariya for Rs 1.2 crore, and it proved to be a superb funding for them because the 23-year-old uncapped left-arm pacer impressed everybody within the event earlier than it was suspended.Chetan performed seven matches within the IPL and bagged seven wickets, together with KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu, and Nitish Rana.Chetan Sakariya credited IPL for his success story. He mentioned: “IPL gave me financial support. IPL is a very important part of my life, and I owe my success to IPL.”Chetan, a left-arm pacer, has performed 15 first-class matches for Saurashtra, through which he has picked 41 wickets. In March 2020, he was a part of Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy-winning staff. Earlier this season, he picked up 12 wickets in 5 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 matches at an economic system of 4.90.However, he believes it was his stint as a web bowler for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2020 within the UAE.”My stint with RCB changed my mindset and gave me confidence when I was bowling to the world’s best at the RCB camp. I learned how to execute my plans, and it did wonders to me,” mentioned Sakariya, who is happy to play below the steering of Rahul Dravid.