Pramod Kumar Chawla, the father of India leg spinner Piyush Chawla died on Monday from COVID-19. The Mumbai Indians spinner, took to Instagram to share the news of his father's unfortunate demise. Chawla captioned his post with an image of his father inviting thoughts and prayers from the fans. Piyush was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the February auction for IPL 2021. Earlier, he was part of Kings XI Punjab, and the IPL title-winning Kolkata Knight Riders side in 2014. The Uttar Pradesh leg spinner last played in the IPL for Chennai Super Kings before being released by MS Dhoni's team ahead of the 2021 player auction. The 32-year-old leg-spinner was part of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning squad as well. However, he hasn’t played any international match since 2012. Piyush Chawla has also shifted his base from Uttar Pradesh to Gujarat. Chawla's current IPL franchise Mumbai Indians offered their condolences to the family on their social media.
Yesterday, Kanjibhai Sakariya, the father of Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Chetan Sakariya, died in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, from Covid-19.Kanjibhai had tested positive while his son was playing in IPL 2021, and is the second family member Sakariya has lost this year. Weeks before the IPL auction in February, his younger brother Rahul died by suicide. Sakariya was bought by the Royals for INR 1.2 crore (USD 164,000 approx) and it was a good investment for them as the 23-year-old uncapped left-armer consistently impressed in the tournament before it was postponed. On his IPL debut, against the Punjab Kings, in a high-scoring match where both teams amassed 438 runs, Sakariya was the most economical bowler among those to complete their quota of four overs, finishing with figures of 3 for 31 and 13 dot balls. Overall, Sakariya had picked up seven wickets including those of KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu and Nitish Rana.
