He was part of India's squads in the T20 World Cup 2007 and World Cup 2011.
Piyush Chawla has retired from all forms of cricket. He revealed his decision from his official Instagram account, writing an elaborate post.
“After more than two decades on the field, the time has come to bid adieu to the beautiful game. From representing India at the highest level to being part of victorious 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup squads, every moment in this incredible journey has been nothing short of a blessing. These memories will forever remain etched in my heart.”
Chawla represented India in three Tests, snaring seven wickets at 38.57 runs apiece in six innings. He took 32 wickets at an average of 34.90 in 25 ODI innings and four scalps at 37.75 in seven T20Is, making a total of 35 India caps for the 36-year-old, and his last outing in international cricket came in 2012.
He was part of India’s successful campaign in the 2007 T20 World Cup but didn’t get any games to play throughout the tournament. The leg-spinner was also with India’s side in the World Cup 2011, where he snared four wickets at an average of 43.50 in three innings.
While his India chances didn’t come as consistently as he would have liked, Chawla remained an integral member of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a number of years. He started his IPL career with the Punjab Kings (PBKS) and represented them for the initial six years before moving to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for another six years.
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Chawla won two IPL trophies with the Knight Riders, where he also did the heavy lifting with the ball. Later, he moved to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2020 and remained with Mumbai Indians (MI) for three seasons: 2021, 2023, and 2024.
Overall, Chawla played 192 IPL matches, snaring 192 wickets at an average of 26.60 in 191 innings, including two four-wicket hauls. He is the joint third-leading wicket-taker with Sunil Narine in the league.
Unfortunately, Chawla couldn’t get enough chances to represent India at the highest level despite showing ample promise in the initial years. Anyway, he was still among the most skilful spinners of his time and was part of World Cup-winning squads in both formats, which not many can boast of.
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