Piyush Chawla better known as Piyush Pramod Chawla was born on 24 December, 1988. Piyush Pramod Chawla has played for India U 19 team and the Central Zone. He played from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. He is seen as a leg-spinning all-rounder in domestic cricket, but has not fired as a batsman in the One Day International format.
Piyush Chawla first played for India Under-19 against the England U-19 team in 2004-05. He claimed 13 wickets from two Under-19 Tests at a bowling average of just above 12. Piyush Chawla also played in the 2005-06 with the home series against Australia U-19, where they won the five-match limited overs series 4-1, taking eight wickets. Piyush Chawla has a bowling speed of between 80 km to 85 rather he has also reached a maximum of 91 km/h.
Career of Piyush Chawla
In the 2005-06 Challenger Trophy, Piyush Chawla was selected to play for India B. Although Piyush Chawla 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. After that he was selected for the Indian Test Squad. The Indian Test Squad had against England in Nagpur that was held in March 2006.
Competition | Tests | ODI | FC | List A | ||
Matches | 2 | 21 | 48 | 64 | ||
Runs scored | 5 | 28 | 1687 | 605 | ||
Batting average | 2.5 | 5.6 | 27.2 | 22.4 | ||
100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 12-Jan | 0/4 | ||
Top score | 4 | 13* | 102* | 93 | ||
Balls bowled | 205 | 1102 | 10290 | 3136 | ||
Wickets | 3 | 28 | 194 | 95 | ||
Bowling average | 45.66 | 32.53 | 26.35 | 27.49 | ||
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
10 wickets in match | 0 | - | 2 | - | ||
Best bowling | Feb-66 | 23-Apr | Jun-46 | 23-Apr | ||
Catches/stumpings | 0/- | 9/- | 21/- | 20/- |