Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 season, the Kolkata Knight Riders have acquired Chetan Sakariya, a left-arm fast bowler, to replace Umran Malik. Malik, who paid INR 75 lakh to the reigning champions for the deal, will miss the season due to an unidentified illness.
Before the previous year’s championship season, KKR signed 27-year-old Chetan Sakariya. Although he did not play in any of their games during that successful campaign. Before making his breakthrough as a replacement player. He went unsold in the massive auction that was held at the end of last year. The cost of signing him up was INR 75 lakh.
Over the course of three seasons (2021–23), Sakariya has participated in 19 IPL games and claimed 20 wickets with an economy rate of 8.43. Before joining the Delhi Capitals in 2022. He made his debut with the Rajasthan Royals. He has taken 65 wickets in 46 games across all T20s with a strong economy rate of 7.69.
