Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla
Personal information
Born (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 255)9 March 2006 v England
Last Test13 December 2012 v England
ODI debut (cap 167)12 May 2007 v Bangladesh
Last ODI9 March 2011 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.11
T20I debut (cap 28)2 May 2010 v South Africa
Last T20I22 December 2012 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–presentGujarat
2008–2013Kings XI Punjab
2008–2013Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team (squad no. 11)
2009Sussex
2013Somerset
2014–2019Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 11)
2020Chennai Super Kings
2021; 2023-2024Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 3 25 7 137
Runs scored 6 38 0 5,486
Batting average 2.00 5.42 0.00 30.99
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 6/36
Top score 4 13* 0 156
Balls bowled 492 1,312 138 26,686
Wickets 7 32 4 446
Bowling average 38.57 34.90 37.75 32.82
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 23
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 3
Best bowling 4/69 4/23 2/13 6/46
Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 2/– 59/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner2007 South Africa
ACC Asia Cup
Runner-up2008 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 March 2025

Piyush Chawla (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 team and the Central Zone.