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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}{{Short description|Indian Cricketer (Born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Piyush Chawla
| image = Piyush Chawla 2019.jpg
| caption = Chawla during the [[2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32966.html |title=Player profile: Piyush Chawla |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 8
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg break]]
| role = All-rounder
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2006–2012
| country = India
| testcap = 255
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 9 March
| testdebutyear = 2006
| lasttestagainst = England
| lasttestdate = 13 December
| lasttestyear = 2012
| odicap = 167
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odidebutdate = 12 May
| odidebutyear = 2007
| lastodiagainst = Netherlands
| lastodidate = 9 March
| lastodiyear = 2011
| odishirt = 11
| T20Idebutdate = 2 May
| T20Idebutyear = 2010
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 28
| lastT20Idate = 22 December
| lastT20Iyear = 2012
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| T20Ishirt = 

| club1 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]
| year1 = 2005–present
| club2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year2 = 2008–2013
| club3 = [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team]]
| year3 = 2008–2013
| clubnumber3 = 11
| club4 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
| year4 = 2009
| club5 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| year5 = 2013
| club6 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year6 = 2014–2019
| club7 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year7 = 2020
| club8 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year8 = 2021; 2023-2024
| clubnumber6 = 11
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| column4 =  [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 3
| matches2 = 25
| matches3 = 7
| matches4 = 137
| runs1 = 6
| runs2 = 38
| runs3 = 0
| runs4 = 5,486
| bat avg1 = 2.00
| bat avg2 = 5.42
| bat avg3 = 0.00
| bat avg4 = 30.99
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| 100s/50s4 = 6/36
| top score1 = 4
| top score2 = 13[[Not out|*]]
| top score3 = 0
| top score4 = 156
| deliveries1 = 492
| deliveries2 = 1,312
| deliveries3 = 138
| deliveries4 = 26,686
| wickets1 = 7
| wickets2 = 32
| wickets3 = 4
| wickets4 = 446
| bowl avg1 = 38.57
| bowl avg2 = 34.90
| bowl avg3 = 37.75
| bowl avg4 = 32.82
| fivefor1 = 0
| fivefor2 = 0
| fivefor3 = 0
| fivefor4 = 23
| tenfor1 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| tenfor4 = 3
| best bowling1 = 4/69
| best bowling2 = 4/23
| best bowling3 = 2/13
| best bowling4 = 6/46
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–
| catches/stumpings4 = 59/–
|medaltemplates= <!-- Mention Host Nations for Team Sports -->
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{cr|IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Cricket World Cup|ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 South Africa]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asia Cup|ACC Asia Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2008 Asia Cup|2008 Pakistan]]|}}
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32966.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 27 March
| year = 2025
}}
'''Piyush Chawla''' ({{audio|Piyush_Chawla.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 24 December 1988) is a former Indian [[cricketer]] who has played for the [[India national cricket team]]. He was a member of the Indian team that won both the [[2007 T20 World Cup]] and the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. He is seen as a leg-spinning all-rounder in domestic cricket. He spent his childhood in [[Moradabad]] and learnt early essentials of cricket at Sonakpur Stadium under the guidance of his first coach Mr KK Gautam. Chawla completed his schooling at Wilsonia College. He has also played for the [[India Under-19 cricket team|India under-19]] team and the [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]].

==Career==
Chawla first played for India U-19 against the [[England Under-19 cricket team|England U-19]] team in 2004–05, claiming 13 wickets from two Under-19 Tests at a [[bowling average]] of just above 12. He also played in the [[2005–06 Indian cricket season|2005–06]] home series against Australia U-19, where they won the five-match limited overs series 4–1, taking eight wickets.

In the 2005–06 [[Challenger Trophy]], Chawla was selected to play for India B. Although he only bowled three of a possible ten overs in the first match of the series, conceding 21, he picked up two wickets in the next match against India A, and as India B reached the final against the Seniors, he took the wicket of [[Sachin Tendulkar]] – [[bowled]] with a [[googly]] – in an effort described by [[Cricinfo]] as "impressive"{{ref|Challenger}}. He also dismissed [[Yuvraj Singh]] and [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]], to end with three for 49, but the Seniors still won by three wickets. Two weeks later, he made his [[first class cricket|first class]] debut for Central Zone against [[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]] in the [[Duleep Trophy]] and scored 60 in a 92-run eighth-wicket stand with [[Harvinder Singh (cricketer)|Harvinder Singh]]. He also finished with match bowling figures of 27.2–3–100–6, admittedly only getting one of the top five batsman once. He has been known by [[Kiran More]] since the age of 15 and at only 17 has potentially got a great cricketing future in front of him. He proved himself again when he took 4 wickets in 8 overs conceding only 8 runs in the U-19 World Cup final of 2006. He also made 25 (n.o.) runs.
[[File:Piyush Chawla fielding.jpg|thumb|left|Chawla at fielding practice]]
This resulted in his selection in the Indian Test squad for the first Test against England in [[Nagpur]], in March 2006, and was selected for his debut in the second Test against England in [[Mohali]], making him the second youngest Test debutant for India after [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. It was in this Test that he claimed his sole wicket of [[Andrew Flintoff]] (0/45 from 9 overs, and 1/8 from 5.1 overs).

He played his first [[One Day International|ODI]] with [[Indian cricket team|India]] on 12 May 2007, against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]. His debut was highly successful, with him taking 3 wickets. In the second ODI with [[Ireland]], he was equally impressive with three wickets.

He returned to test after two years in April 2008 against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], where he took 2/66 (wickets of opener [[Neil McKenzie]] and [[AB de Villiers]]), but bowled only four wicketless overs in the second innings.

In 2009, Chawla signed for [[Sussex County Cricket Club]] for a month, as cover for [[Yasir Arafat (cricketer, born 1982)|Yasir Arafat]] who was with Pakistan. In his first County Championship match against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], he took a total of 8 wickets in the match, and came in at number 9 in the first innings, and scored 102* from only 86 balls.

Chawla was selected for [[2010 ICC World Twenty20]] in [[West Indies]]. He was also a member of the ICC Cricket World Cup-winning Indian squad in 2011.

He returned to play his third Test, after 4 years, against [[England national cricket team|England]] at [[Nagpur]] in December 2012, where the hosts had fielded four spinners [[Ravichandran Ashwin]], [[Pragyan Ojha]], debutant [[Ravindra Jadeja]] and Chawla. Chawla took 4/69 in the 1st innings. Chawla returned to English county cricket in August 2013 when he joined [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] as their overseas player for the last five weeks of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/2013/08/somerset-include-chawla-in-edgbaston-squad/#.UhdNUT-AfL0|title=Somerset include Chawla in Edgbaston squad|publisher=[[Somerset County Cricket Club]]|date=19 August 2013|access-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804062729/http://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/2013/08/somerset-include-chawla-in-edgbaston-squad/#.UhdNUT-AfL0|archive-date=4 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was the leading wicket-taker for [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] in the [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy]], with 32 dismissals in six matches.<ref name="Ranji1718">{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=1780;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Gujarat batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> He was also the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], with sixteen dismissals in eight matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12591;team=1780;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 – Gujarat: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> Chawla took 446 wickets in 137 first-class matches playing domestic cricket for Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=CricOpinion |date=2025-06-06 |title=Piyush Chawla Announces Retirement from All Cricket Formats |url=https://cricopinion.com/cricket-news/piyush-chawla-retires-from-cricket-career-highlights |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=CricOpinion |language=en}}</ref>

On 6th June 2025, Chawla announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/piyush-chawla-announces-retirement-from-professional-cricket-1489276 |title=Piyush Chawla retires from professional cricket |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/134555/world-cup-winner-piyush-chawla-retires-from-all-cricket |title=World Cup winner Piyush Chawla retires from all cricket |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=6 June 2025}}</ref>

==IPL career==
Chawla played in the IPL for the [[Kings XI Punjab]] team from 2008 to 2013. He has had a successful time at Punjab. After IPL 4 he had taken 57  wickets in 55 matches and only 5 players had better record at the time. He was sold for US$900,000 to KXIP in 4th Edition of IPL.

On 12 February 2014, Chawla was bought by [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] for {{INR}}4.25 [[lakh]] in IPL 7 auction. In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]].<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]], he was bought by the [[Chennai Super Kings]] ahead of the [[2020 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/ipl-auction-analysis-do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place? |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> In February 2021, Chawla was bought by the [[Mumbai Indians]] in the [[List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes|IPL auction]] ahead of the [[2021 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152 |title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref> During the [[2022 Indian Premier League]], Chawla remained unsold. However, he was again bought by [[Mumbai Indians]] in the [[List of 2023 Indian Premier League personnel changes|IPL auction]] ahead of the [[2023 Indian Premier League]] for the base price of {{INR}}50 lakh.

==References==
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==External links==
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