The Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer, Chetan Sakariya stepped up for his first match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and picked a wicket in his first over and conceded just 17 runs in three overs. However, there churned out a special celebration brought on the field by Sakariya that stole the limelight.
After dismissing Aaron Finch in just the second over of the match, the DC pacer did a Dragon Ball Z celebration, crossing his arms in front and putting two fingers on his forehead. Later, after the game, Chetan Sakariya was involved in a chat with Kuldeep Yadav and revealed the reason for the same.
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The young pacer added that he has dedicated the celebration to his late father as his father always wished him to clean bowled the international batters. During a post-match chat with Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya said, “It was an emotional celebration and it was for my father. He always wished for me to dismiss an international batter bowled.”
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The video of the chat between the two bowlers was shared on the official Instagram account of IPL. It is to be noted that Sakariya’s father Mr. Kanjibhai Sakariya unfortunately passed away in May 2021 after turning COVID-19 positive while the pacer was up in his debut IPL season. He was brought by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) for INR 1.20 crores during his debut in IPL and was released by them after the first season.
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During IPL 2022 mega auction, DC managed to buy the services of the pacer at INR 4.20 crores after having an intense bidding war with RR and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). It remains to be seen how Sakariya will contribute to DC’s success in the future if he gets to be part of XI continuously.
Talking of DC vs KKR game, Kuldeep Yadav was at his very best as he bagged another 4-wicket haul while giving just 14 runs to collect his fourth player of the match award of the season.
