Happy Birthday Piyush Chawla: A Look at Some Brilliant Spells by the Indian Leg-Spinner in IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are two sides who had the services of Chawla and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are set to be the leggie's third franchise. The Aligarh-born bowler has bowled some magnificent spells in the tournament and his numbers speak volumes of his capabilities.
Just a few days after bagging 6.27 crores from Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2020 player auction, Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla celebrates his 31st birthday. Born on December 24, 1988, the leggie has been around the scenes for a long time and is a renowned name in Indian cricket. Along with googly, leg-spin and top-spin, Chawla has a bucket of variations in his armoury which makes him a force to reckon with. The spinner has also represented India at the highest level and was even the part of India's world-cup winning squad in 2011. However, most of his heroics were seen in Indian Premier League and below, we'll look at some of his best spells in the gala tournament. IPL 2020: Piyush Chawla is Quality Spinner, Shares Great Relationship with MS Dhoni, Says Stephen Fleming.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are two sides who had the services of Chawla and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are set to be the leggie's third franchise. The Aligarh-born bowler has bowled some magnificent spells in the tournament and his numbers speak volumes of his capabilities. With 150 wickets from 157 outings, Chawla is the fourth-highest wicket-taker of the tournament. So, on the occasion of the bowler's 31st birthday, let's look at some of the best spells bowled by Chawla in IPL.KKR Hilariously Trolls CSK For Picking Piyush Chawla At IPL 2020 Player Auction.
4/17 Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala
On a pitch where the KXIP batsmen posted 232 runs in the first innings, Chawla bowled an inspired spell and never the let RCB batsmen to get on top of the match in the 2011 edition of the tournament. He took four wickets in the match including Ab de Villiers and Mohammed Kaif. As a result, RCB were bundled out for 121 runs and lost the match by 111 runs.
4/32 Against Delhi Daredevils in Kolkata
After playing a brief but effective cameo of 22 runs, Chawla bowled a sensational spell against the Daredevils in IPL 2015 and put KKR on top. Defending a total of 171 runs, Chawla ran through Delhi's batting line-up and dismissed the likes of JP Duminy, Kedar Jadhav and Yuvraj Singh. His four-wicket haul restricted the opposition to 158 runs and Kolkata registered a 13-run victory.
3/18 Against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata
Batting first, KXIP could only manage 134 runs against KKR in IPL 2012. With batsmen like Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan and Shakib Al Hasan in the line-up, the chase seemed a bread and butter task for the Knight Riders. However, Chawla displayed a brilliant show of spin bowling and dried up the run-flow. He also took wickets at regular intervals to tighten Punjab's grip in the match. His effort proved to be fruitful as KKR fell two runs short of the target and Punjab registered a victory.
Chawla will like to put on some more these brilliant performances in the forthcoming IPL season in order to guide CSK to their fourth title. Also, Chennai will play half of their matches in the Chepauk Stadium where the deck is known to favour the spinners and in those conditions, the leggie can certainly give many batsmen a run for their money.
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