Piyush Chawla

Yuvi, Kaif, Badri to lead in Challenger Trophy

Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif and S Badrinath have been picked to lead India Blue, Green and Red respectively in this year’s NKP Salve Challenger Trophy.
The series, to be held from October 23-26 in Cuttack, will provide a chance for the likes of Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla and L Balaji to impress […]

Board President’s XI vs Australia: Day Two

Piyush Chawla and Pragyan Ojha bared Australia’s weaknesses against quality spin as the visitors fumbled and faltered their way to 191 for four wickets on day two of their warm-up match against Board President’s XI on Friday.
The Aussie top-order developed cold feet against Chawla and their free-scoring flair was completely non-existent as they finished the […]

India A vs Australia A: 1st Match drawn

The first three day match between India A and Australia A was drawn here at Bangalore.
Marcus North hit a brilliant half-century as Australia ‘A’ fought back strongly in the second innings after being forced to follow on, after being bowled out for 116. MB Parmar took four for 37 and Piyush Chawla three for 39 […]

BCCI bans players from joining ICL counties

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has denied permission to any player hoping to play county cricket from joining up those counties who have any relationship with the ICL.
Young spin talent Piyush Chawla was to be signed up by English county side Hampshire this season. But the BCCI has barred him because they […]

We missed a senior spinner: Dhoni

Feeling the pinch of lack of experience in the side, captain MS Dhoni said that he was disappointed that the team had failed to defend a total in excess of 300 runs.
Although the wicket was flat and lifeless, the bowlers bowled too short and gave away a lot of runs behind the wicket.He also said […]

Asia Cup: India vs Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh go head to head today in Karachi to begin the next phase of the Asia cup, that is the semis league. In earnest, the tournament begins now as the four top teams in the continent go head to head to find out who goes to the final and wins the trophy.
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Piyush Chawla

He is the spinner elect in the eyes of the selectors as the one to replace Anil Kumble when the legendary leg spinner retires from the game.

As a 17 year old, he made an immediate impact on his first-class debut and has the rare distinction of dismissing Sachin Tendulkar with a googly in the […]

Chennai Super Kings have upper hand over Kings XI Punjab

The Kings XI have been unstoppables throughout the tournament but the only team giving them a tough time has been the Chennai Super Kings who have defeated them on both occassions they have met during this tournament.
The Super Kings had Hussey and Hayden to show-off when the tournament started but as of today, their batting […]

Yusuf Pathan and Pragyan Ojha in, Dravid and Ganguly out

The good performance by Yusuf Pathan for the Rajasthan Royals has found him a berth in the updoming Tri-series in Bangladesh and Asia Cup. Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has also found himself in the squad.
The BCCI knows that it needs to prepare itself for the next World Cup and has chosen a young squad for […]

Kings XI and Deccan Chargers on a roll

Both Deccan Chargers Hyderabad and the Punjab Kings XI are on a roll. While the Chargers are on a roll downwards, the Kings are on a roll upwards. The Hyderabadis have now lost 10 out of their 12 matches, whereas the Kings XI have won 9 out of their 12 matches.
In a close match today, […]