Piyush Chawla

Indian all-rounder and World Cup winner

Piyush Chawla (born 24 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He is an all-rounder, who bats left handed and bowls right-arm leg break. Chawla has played for the India national team, and was a member of the Indian squad that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Quick Facts

Auction date: 19 December 2019
Tournament host location: United Arab Emirates

Lore & Background

Chawla spent his childhood in Moradabad and learnt early essentials of cricket at Sonakpur Stadium under the guidance of his first coach Mr KK Gautam. He completed his schooling from Wilsonia College, Moradabad. He first played for India U-19 against the England U-19 team in 2004–05, claiming 13 wickets from two Under-19 Tests. He also played in the 2005–06 home series against Australia U-19, taking eight wickets. In the 2005–06 Challenger Trophy, he played for India B and took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He made his first class debut for Central Zone against South Zone in the Duleep Trophy. He took 4 wickets in 8 overs conceding only 8 runs in the U-19 World Cup final of 2006. He was selected for his Test debut in the second Test against England in Mohali, making him the second youngest Test debutant for India after Sachin Tendulkar. He played his first ODI on 12 May 2007 against Bangladesh, taking 3 wickets. In 2009, he signed for Sussex County Cricket Club for a month. He was a member of the ICC Cricket World Cup-winning Indian squad in 2011. He returned to play his third Test against England at Nagpur in December 2012, taking 4/69 in the 1st innings. He joined Somerset as their overseas player in August 2013. He was the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 32 dismissals in six matches, and also the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches. On 6 June 2025, Chawla announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Reader's Guide

Chawla played in the IPL for the Kings XI Punjab team from 2008 to 2013. He was sold for US$900,000 to KXIP in the 4th Edition of IPL. On 12 February 2014, he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for 4.25 lakh in IPL 7 auction. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings. In February 2021, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians. During the 2022 Indian Premier League, Chawla remained unsold. He was again bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL auction ahead of the 2023 Indian Premier League for the base price of 50 lakh.

Did You Know?

He scored 102 from only 86 balls for Sussex against Worcestershire in 2009.
He took 446 wickets in 137 first-class matches playing domestic cricket for Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.