Indian Premier League is undoubtedly one of the best platforms for youngsters to prove their talent in front of millions of audience. Needless to say, several young players came to the spotlight with the help of IPL and many will come out this year too.
Now, Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has heaped praise on Rajasthan Royals’ new recruit Chetan Sakariya who impressed everyone with his game on Monday night against Punjab Kings in match No 4 of IPL.
The 22-year-old had dismissed Mayank Agarwal (12), KL Rahul (91) and Jhye Richardson (0) and registered best figures of 3/31 on his IPL debut.
Sakariya’s brilliant performance impressed Virender Sehwag as the latter lauded the youngster’s daring approach and compared his spirit with former India left-arm seamers Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra.
Sehwag also revealed that Sakariya’s brother died of suicide a few months ago, but his parents didn’t tell him for 10 days as he was playing the SMA trophy.
Chetan Sakariya's brother died of suicide few months ago,his parents didn't tell him for 10 days as he was playing the SMA trophy. What cricket means to these young men,their families .IPL is a true measure of the Indian dream & some stories of extraordinary grit🙏🏼Great prospect pic.twitter.com/r0mISy9Asv
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 12, 2021