Piyush Chawla Biography, Photos, Records

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Full name: Piyush Pramod Chawla

Date of birth (Birthday): December 24, 1988

Place of birth: Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Day of birth: Saturday

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Domestic team: Uttar Pradesh

Zone: Central

IPL Team: Kings XI Punjab

S/N: 24

Note: S/N = Shirt number

Batting style: Left-handed batsman

Bowling style: Right arm leg break

Playing role: Allrounder

Major teams: India, Air India, India Green, India Under-19s, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI, Sussex, Uttar Pradesh.

National side: India

Test debut: 9 March 2006 v England

ODI debut: 12 May 2007 v Bangladesh

Piyush Chawla is an Indian cricketer who has played for the India U-19 team and the Central Zone.

Records:

Piyush Chawla played his first ODI with India on 12 May 2007, against Bangladesh. His debut was highly successful, with him taking 3 wickets. In the second ODI with Ireland, he was equally impressive with three wickets.

In 2009, Chawla signed for Sussex County Cricket Club for a month, as cover for Yasir Arafat who was with Pakistan.

In his first County Championship match against 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.

He has signed to play for Surrey as their overseas player in 2010, joining up with them after the 2010 IPL has finished.

Piyush was also selected for 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies.

Piyush Chawla has also been selected as part of Indian Team's 15-man World Cup Squad for the 2011 World Cup.

As a 15-year-old he represented India Under-19 and Uttar Pradesh U-22. Before he made his first-class debut, at 17, he had already bowled Sachin Tendulkar with a googly in a Challenger Series match.