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    "title": "Rajasthan Royals' Chetan Sakariya Loses Father To Covid-19",
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    "excerpt": "Saurashtra left-arm fast bowler Chetan Sakariya, who represents Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has lost his father to Covid-19. RR confirmed the news on Twitter on Sunday. I",
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    "editor1": "<p>Saurashtra left-arm fast bowler Chetan Sakariya, who represents Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has lost his father to Covid-19.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>RR confirmed the news on Twitter on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It pains us so much to confirm that Mr Kanjibhai Sakariya lost his battle with Covid-19 earlier today.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWe&#39;re in touch with Chetan and will provide all possible support to him and his family in this difficult time.<\/p>\r\n&mdash; Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rajasthanroyals\/status\/1391304839364112386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>This is the second time this year that the 23-year-old bowler from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, has lost a close relative.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In January, his brother had committed suicide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sakariya, who was picked by RR for Rs 1.2 crore at the IPL mini-auction in February, performed admirably at the T20 tournament before it was postponed due to Covid-19 positive cases in the camps of four out of eight teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The left-armer was with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) nets last season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sakariya bagged 12 wickets in five matches that put him sixth in the wicket-takers&#39; list of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He also impressed at the RR trials prior this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>All this made his entry to RR team easy.<\/p>\r\n",
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