Chetan Sakariya, son of an auto driver, overcomes personal tragedy to dismiss KL Rahul in 1st IPL match

IPL 20201: Chetan Sakariya, a 23-year-old pacer whose father used to drive an auto two years ago, played his first match in the Indian Premier League on Monday and came out as the pick of Rajasthan Royals bowling attack. The Bhavnagar-born scalped 3 wickets including that of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal.

Indian Premier League (IPL), they say, has changed the face of world cricket. Some talk about how the approach of players towards the game has changed, while others like Eoin Morgan say that it has helped cricket evolve in their country as well. Not to forget, Morgan is the captain of England cricket team, the current world champions. Also, there is something more to how IPL has changed the lives of many. The league which is known as world's best has got many beautiful stories to tell. Each season of IPL, brings with itself some heart-warming stories. But the story it has got to tell this time is unique, heart-wrenching as well this time. Well, it has all the elements to make a Bollywood movie out of it. The story is of a boy born in Gujarat's Bhavnagar. He goes by the name of Chetan Sakariya. Like most of the kids of his age, Sakariya has a passion for cricket but his father, an auto driver, wants him to concentrate on studies. He tells him that the 'rich man's sport' is not for him.