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Fantasy Cricket – Highest Totals at Sharjah Cricket Stadium

One of the factors in selecting a dream team in online fantasy cricket is the pitch condition. During the 1980s and 1990s, Sharjah was the regular stadium to arrange international cricket matches. It was the period when Sharjah stadium roared into life with all the international team playing matches there.

After 2001, the stadium’s influence declined because of the controversies. And because BCCI decided not to let Indian team play in the ground for their rivalry with Pakistan. Now, again fantasy cricket league teams are heading to that ground and matches are being held. Soon Sharjah is going to regain its declined glory.

Let’s talk about the records created at this ground. Take a look at the highest totals at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and keep playing daily fantasy cricket games at 11Wickets App.

Pakistan v New Zealand

Pakistan was playing against New Zealand at the 3rd ODI (D/N) during the New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah on December 14 2014. Batting first, the team made a huge score of 364/7 at a run rate of 7.28. The New Zealand team tried to cope up with the score but went down all at 217 at 38.2 overs. Pakistan won the match by 147 runs.

New Zealand v Bangladesh

During the 4th Match of Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah on April 28 1990, New Zealand was playing against Bangladesh. The team scored 338/4 at a run rate of 6.76, batting first. In reply Bangladesh made 177/5 in 50 overs. New Zealand won the match by 161 runs.

Pakistan v West Indies

Playing against West Indies, Pakistan was at 2nd ODI (D/N) during West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah on October 2 2016. Batting first, at the end of 50 overs Pakistan made 337/5 with 6.74 run rate. West Indies could reach to 278/7 in their innings of 50 overs. Pakistan won the match by 59 runs.

West Indies v Sri Lanka

During the 5th Match of Singer Champions Trophy at Sharjah on October 16 1995, West Indies and Sri Lanka were playing against each other. Sri Lanka got a target of 334 runs as West Indies scored 333/7 at a run rate of 6.66. The game was exciting and Sri Lanka lost all wickets at 49.3 overs scoring 329 runs. West Indies won the match by 4 runs only.

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe

At the 1st ODI during the Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah on February 9 2018, Afghanistan was playing against Zimbabwe. Afghanistan made 333/5 at 6.66 run rate and in reply Zimbabwe scored just 179 in 34.4 overs. Afghanistan won the match by 154 runs.

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Fantasy Cricket – 3 Major Records Held by Tendulkar Broken by Kohli

The Kohli die-hard fantasy cricket fans witness him shattering various records almost every time he bats, irrespective of the format.

The current Indian national team skipper is on a record-breaking spree and owns a number of batting records. The daily fantasy cricket fans of 11Wickets App has witnessed him breaking important records which were formerly owned by batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar.

In our today’s post, we will look into the three important records once held by Tendulkar. Read on and play online fantasy cricket matches with your friends and family.

Quickest to 10,000 and 11,000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli became the quickest batsman to reach the milestone of fastest to 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.  The Indian captain achieved the feat in 205 innings while Tendulkar touched the five-figure mark in 259 innings.

Fastest to 20,000 runs in international cricket

Kohli is the quickest batsman of the international cricket world to make the fastest 20,000 runs during this last World Cup. Before the Robin-round match against Windies Team, Kohli was short of just 37 runs to reach the milestone. He took 36 innings less than Brian Lara and Tendulkar, both of whom took 453 innings to reach the mark.

Highest rating for any Indian batsman in ICC ranking

As if finishing as the highest run-scorer in the three-match series against the New Zealand team in 2017, Kohli claimed best career rating points by any Indian batsman. He also reached the top spot in ODI rankings. With 889 points, he crossed Sachin’s record, which he achieved in 1997. Kohli had scored 263 runs in the three-match ODI series which included two centuries.

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Cricket T20 Leagues Team Overview – Team Kolkata

Team Kolkata of Cricket T20 Leagues 2020 gives us the ultimate bong feeling! Isn’t that true? The Indian cricket league T20 is never complete with this two times champion in 2012 and 2014!

Truly their anthem, “Korbo… Lorbo… Jeetbo re…” suit these Kolkata warriors. Of course, the die-hard fans of the T20 cricket game Kolkata team are going to have gala during the 2020 season again. The high-spirited fans will keep their fingers crossed and cheer to the end their team to win like they have won earlier.

And for that the fans k=need to know about the team and the schedule of the team for T20 fantasy cricket game 2020. Have a look and join 11Wickets app to choose your favorite India T20 league players.

The Kolkata Squad

Batsmen: Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Nikhil Naik and Eoin Morgan
Wicketkeepers: Tom Banton and Dinesh Karthik
Bowlers: Manimaran Siddharth, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Sunil Narine, Chris Green, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Pravin Tambe and Prasidh Krishna
All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy and Shivam Mavi

About the team

Team Owner –   Red Chillies Entertainment and Mehta Group
Captain – Dinesh Karthik
Theme Song – “Korbo… Lorbo… Jeetbo re…”
Jersey – Purple
Logo – Team name in golden in purple knight shape background
Major Rival/s – Team Chennai, Team Bangalore, Team Mumbai

Head Coach: Brendon McCullum
Batting Coach: David Hussey
Bowling Coach: Kyle Mills
Fielding Coach: James Foster
Spin Bowling Coach: Carl Crowe

Team Kolkata T20 Fantasy Cricket League Schedule 2020

Match 3, March 31 – 08:00 PM
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Against Team Bangalore

Match 6, April 3 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Delhi

Match 10, April 6 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Chennai

Match 13, April 9 – 08:00 PM
Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati – Against Team Rajasthan

Match 17, April 12 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Mumbai

Match 21, April 16 – 08:00 PM
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad – Against Team Hyderabad

Match 24, April 19 – 04:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Delhi

Match 29, April 23 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Punjab

Match 32, April 26 – 04:00 PM
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh – Against Team Punjab

Match 35, April 28 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Mumbai

Match 39, May 2 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Rajasthan

Match 45, May 7 – 08:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Chennai

Match 49, May 10 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Bangalore

Match 54, May 15 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Hyderabad

Players to watch out: Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins and Eoin Morgan

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Cricket T20 Leagues Team Overview – Team Delhi

This team hasn’t lifted up the Cricket T20 Leagues trophy yet. But who knows, this might be their year! During the last season, they secured the 3rd place (2nd runner up position).

The 13th season of Indian cricket league T20 will be quite a season as the Delhi team has made some superb addition. If you look at team Delhi of 2020 T20 cricket game, it has everything you need in a T20 side. The balance across departments is quite remarkable.

Team Delhi in T20 fantasy cricket 2020 is definitely the side that can challenge the consistent Team Mumbai and Team Chennai.

Now let us take a look at who all are in this balanced team and what is the schedule of the team during India T20 games. Have a look and play India T20 league at 11Wickets App for Android/iOS.

The Delhi Squad

Batsmen: Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Jason Roy
Wicketkeepers: Alex Carey and Rishabh Pant
Bowlers: Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Tushar Deshpande, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kagiso Rabada
All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Chris Woakes, Lalit Yadav, Keemo Paul and Marcus Stoinis

About the team

Team Owner – GMR Sports Pvt Ltd & JSW Sports Pvt Ltd
Captain – Shreyas Iyer
Team Ambassador/s – NA
Theme Song – “Roar Machaa”
Jersey – Shades of Blue
Logo – A red lion and blue background
Major Rival/s – Team Chennai, Team Mumbai, Team Bangalore

Head Coach: Ricky Ponting
Assistant Coach: Mohammad Kaif
Fast Bowling Coach: James Hopes
Spin Bowling Coach: Samuel Badree

Team Delhi T20 Fantasy Cricket League Schedule 2020

Match 2, March 30 – 08:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Punjab

Match 6, April 3 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Kolkata

Match 9, April 5 – 08:00 PM
Jaipur/Guwahati – Against Team Rajasthan

Match 14, April 10 – 08:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Bangalore

Match 18, April 13 – 08:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Chennai

Match 24, April 19 – 04:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Kolkata

Match 28, April 22 – 08:00 PM
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Against Team Bangalore

Match 33, April 26 – 08:00 PM
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad – Against Team Hyderabad

Match 38, May 1 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Mumbai

Match 41, May 3 – 08:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Hyderabad

Match 44, May 6 – 08:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Mumbai

Match 48, May 10 – 04:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Chennai

Match 52, May 13 – 08:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Rajasthan

Match 55, May 16 – 08:00 PM
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh – Against Team Punjab

Players to watch out: Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Jason Roy, Marcus Stoinis and Rishabh Pant

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Cricket T20 Leagues Team Overview – Team Chennai

The Cricket T20 Leagues fans of Team Chennai are eagerly waiting for their superstar MS Dhoni to return on field. The wicketkeeper-batsman has been off from the cricketing action since the world cricket championship last year.

The three times champion and last time runner-up, Chennai team will start of their T20 cricket game games journey for 2020 from March 29. And the first T20 fantasy cricket game is against Team Mumbai.

This year all eyes will be on MSD as the T20 games cricket fans wish to see their favorite cricketer back in action.

Let’s take a look at how the Chennai team shapes up for 2020 T20 cricket league. Read on and play the fantasy T20 games at 11Wickets App.

The Chennai Squad

Batsmen: Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ambati Rayudu
Wicketkeepers: N Jagadeesan and MS Dhoni
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Monu Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shardul Thakur, Lungisani Ngidi, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, KM Asif and Deepak Chahar
All-Rounders: Piyush Chawla, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Sam Curran, Kedar Jadhav and Shane Watson

About the team

Team Owner – India Cements
Captain – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Vice Captain – Suresh Raina
Team Ambassador/s – NA
Theme Song – “Whistle Podu”
Jersey – Yellow with blue and orange stripes
Logo – The head of a roaring lion in orange and team’s name in blue
Major Rival/s – Team Mumbai, Team Bangalore

Head Coach: Stephen Fleming
Batting Coach: Michael Hussey
Bowling Coach: Lakshmipathy Balaji
Fielding Coach: Rajiv Kumar

Team Chennai T20 Fantasy Cricket League Schedule 2020

Match 1, March 29 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Mumbai

Match 5, April 2 – 08:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Rajasthan

Match 10, April 6 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Kolkata

Match 15, April 11 – 08:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Punjab

Match 18, April 13 – 08:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Delhi

Match 22, April 17 – 08:00 PM
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh – Against Team Punjab

Match 25, April 19 – 08:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Hyderabad

Match 30, April 24 – 08:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Mumbai

Match 34, April 27 – 08:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Bangalore

Match 37, April 30 – 08:00 PM
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad – Against Team Hyderabad

Match 42, May 4 – 08:00 PM
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur – Against Team Rajasthan

Match 45, May 7 – 08:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Kolkata

Match 48, May 10 – 04:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Delhi

Match 53, May 14 – 08:00 PM
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Against Team Bangalore

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Cricket T20 Leagues Team Overview – Team Mumbai

It’s the time of the year! Cricket world has remained thrilling throughout the previous year. Starting with Cricket T20 Leagues, Cricket World Cup and the start of the newest test championship, the cricket lovers have gone through a roller coaster ride.

Year 2020 has already settled and here we are ready for another exciting season of Indian cricket league T20 games. This year we will witness the grandeur of T20 cricket game games a bit early in March. Four times champion and last year winner, the defending champions Mumbai team will start off Twenty20 tournament.

Team Mumbai has been one of the consistent team of India T20 fantasy cricket. Chanting their slogan “Duniya Hila Denge Hum…”, they really mean this and have performed consistently well during their previous year. Let’s take a look at the Mumbai team overview for 2020 T20 cricket league and their schedule. Read on and play the India T20 league games at 11Wickets App.

The Defending Champion Squad

Batsmen: Saurabh Tiwary, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn, Rohit Sharma and Anmolpreet Singh
Wicketkeepers: Aditya Tare, Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan
Bowlers: Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohsin Khan, Digvijay Deshmukh, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Dhawal Kulkarni
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Prince Balwant Rai, Anukul Roy, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav and Sherfane Rutherford

About the team

Team Owner – Nita Ambani, Akash Ambani (Reliance Industries)
Captain – Rohit Sharma
Vice Captain – Kieron Pollard
Team Ambassador/s – NA
Prominent Players – Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Lasith Malinga
Theme Song – Duniya Hila Denge
Jersey – Blue+Gold
Logo – A blue and golden coloured ‘chakra’
Major Rival/s – Team Chennai, Team Bangalore

Head Coach: Mahela Jayawardene
Batting Coach: Robin Singh
Bowling Coach: Shane Bond
Fielding Coach: James Pamment

Team Mumbai T20 Fantasy Cricket League Schedule 2020

Match 1, March 29 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Chennai

Match 4, April 1 – 08:00 PM
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad – Against Team Hyderabad

Match 8, April 5 – 04:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Bangalore

Match 12, April 8 – 08:00 PM
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh – Against Team Punjab

Match 17, April 12 – 08:00 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Against Team Kolkata

Match 20, April 15 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Rajasthan

Match 26, April 20 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Punjab

Match 30, April 24 – 08:00 PM
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Against Team Chennai

Match 35, April 28 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Kolkata

Match 38, May 1 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Delhi

Match 44, May 6 – 08:00 PM
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Against Team Delhi

Match 47, May 9 – 08:00 PM
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Against Team Hyderabad

Match 50, May 11 – 08:00 PM
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur – Against Team Rajasthan

Match 56, May 17 – 08:00 PM
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Against Team Bangalore

Players to watch out: Rohit Sharma, Chris Lynn, Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah

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Facts about Indian Icon Woman Batrsman – Harmanpreet Kaur

Indian cricket and fantasy cricket games are ruled by the male cricketers and men fans. Yes, there are innumerable female cricket fans and numerous women cricketers but their number will always be less than the men.

Hence, we can easily predict that in this male dominating sport, female cricketers have tough time in proving their talent to the global front.

You are a cricket and online cricket game enthusiast at 11wickets App and have not heard about former Indian women team skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur that is not okay. Her path to glory in the world of cricket, like many of her co-players, has not been easy. Celebrating her beautiful rise from rags to riches, here are a few facts about the batswoman that every Indian cricket admirer should verse themselves with.

Birth and first life

Harmanpreet was born on 8 March 1989, in Moga, Punjab. Her father Harmandar Singh Bhullar was a basketball and volleyball player. Her younger sister Hemjeet is a post-graduate in English and works at Guru Nanak College in Moga as an assistant professor. Her mother Satwinder Kaur is a homemaker.

Travelled 30 km every day to learn cricket

She was really eager to learn cricket in her younger years. She became a member of the Gian Jyoti School Academy, 30 kms far from her residence in Moga, where she prepared under Kamaldeesh Singh Sodhi.

Selection into Moga district team

Diligence always gets gives good result and she got picked in the Moga district team. Through this team, she played the first big tournament of her career, the Punjab’s Inter-District tournament. She later continued to represent the Punjab Ranji team too.

ODI debut in 2009 World Cup

Quality performances at the Ranji level gained her a place in the Indian national team that was to participate in the 2009 ICC Women’s World Cup. Her debut came up against the arch competitors Pakistan, which turned into an unforgettable one and India won the match by 10 wickets. Her T20 debut was in the same year against England at Taunton.

Motivated by Sehwag

Harmanpreet discovered her cricketing motivation in the Indian opener Virender Sehwag. Fans can simply figure out why she admires the famous cricketer as she herself is an aggressor cricketer.

Captained the team in 2012 Women’s Asia Cup

Skipper Mithali Raj and Vice-captain Jhulan Goswami had been hurt before the 2012 Women’s Asia Cup started and this made way for Harmanpreet to take reins. She had a vital effect on the side and they won the series defeating Pakistan by 18 runs in the final match.

Amazing limited-overs statistics

Kaur has played 78 ODI innings in which she has made 2025 runs which include three centuries and ten fifties. In T20I, the 29-year-old has made a total of 1223 runs in 68 matches including just one century and four half-centuries.

First Indian to represent a Big Bash

In June 2016, she signed a contract with Australia’s domestic T20 tournament Big Bash League franchise Sydney Thunder. In that way, she evolved into the very first Indian cricketer to join up for T20I League, among women and men.

Highest individual score in World Cups for India

Her marvelous knock of 171 off 115 balls against Australia is the maximum score registered by an Indian batter in Women’s World Cup. This was just the second century noted in knock-outs history of WWC after Karen Rolton had made 107 in the 2005 edition’s last match against India.

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Fantasy cricket – Australia’s Insatiable Beast Steve Smith

The Australian run-scoring beast, Steve Smith is one of the best batsmen of international cricket. The fantasy cricket fans of 11wickets.com has seen Steven Peter Devereux Smith starting his cricket career as a leg spinner.

However, his leg spinner stint did not work much. Once his coach told him that you would perform better as a batsman. And to the joy of daily fantasy cricket fans, from that day he started working with his batting technique and work hard to make it better.

And currently he is one of the best batsmen and has been a nice skipper for all three formats earlier. The fantasy cricket India fans has seen his great learning ability and catching power in many matches.

Let us know about him more and keep making your online fantasy cricket teams including him.

Best since Bradman

The cricket fans regard Smith as the “best since Bradman” due to his high batting average. He is the right-handed batsman who has garnered attention with unique unorthodox batting technique.

Captaincy in late 2015

Steve Smith started his career playing a few tests in 2010 and 2011. After that he has been a regular player in the Australian team since 2013, and took over captaincy from Michael Clarke in late 2015.

Batting at no 4

After being the captain of the Australian team, he primarily batted a no 4.

Test batting rating of 947

On 30 December 2017 he reached a Test batting rating of 947, the second highest of all time only behind Don Bradman’s 961.

Top-ranked test batsman

In January 2018, Smith was the top-ranked test batsman in the world. ICC has done players ranking.

Holder of many awards

He is the holder of many awards such as Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in 2015; ICC Test Player of the Year in 2015, 2017; the Allan Border Medal for the best player in Australian Cricket in 2015, 2018; Australian Test Player of the Year: 2015, 2018 and Australian One-Day International Player of the Year: 2015.

Cricketer of the year

He was given the award of cricketer of the year in 2015 by Wisden.

One of the young Fab Four of Test Cricket

In 2014, Martin Crowe described Smith as one of the young Fab Four of Test Cricket along with Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli.

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Fantasy Cricket – Know Indian Leg Spinner Piyush Chawla

He is the lucky mascot of Indian online fantasy cricket team! A handy batsman! And a bowling all-rounder! You have guessed right. We are talking about Indian leg spinner Piyush Chawla.

Being a 15-year old, Piyush Chawla represented India U-19, along with Uttar Pradesh U-22. He was part of the successful Indian team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 and then the ICC World Cup 2011. He evolved into the discussing point in the global circuit after getting the better of English batsman Kevin Pietersen in 2007. What’s more do a fantasy cricket fan of 11wickets.com need in a player to choose in his/her online cricket game team?

Let us take a look at some of the interesting info about Piyush Chawla, the appealing Indian leg-spinner:

Born and raised

Chawla was born on 24 December 1988 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Major teams where he played

He represented India, Central Zone, Air India, India Under-19s, India Green, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Somerset, Rajasthan Cricket Association President’s XI, Sussex and Uttar Pradesh.

Hogging the spotlight

In the Challenger Trophy of 2005-06, he bowled Sachin Tendulkar with a googly and bowled in an outstanding manner, getting the wickets of MS Dhoni and then Yuvraj Singh too. Next to which his name was pointed out in the media and everybody including the selectors had taken notice.

U-19 highs

He initially represented India U-19 up against the England U-19 team in 2004-05, picking up 13 wickets from 2 U19 Tests with only a bowling average of above 12. He even played in the 2005-06 home series against Australia U-19, in which they won the 5 match ODI series 4-1; he had made a contribution of 8 wickets.

U-19 Record

Chawla certainly is the 2nd highest wicket picker in U-19 ODIs, with 71 wickets. He has also the 2nd best average in U19 Tests was 15.82. The bowler picked up the most wickets for Indian team in the U19 World Cup 2006 with 13 wickets record.

Test debut

He made his debut at the national team in 2006, with the 2nd Test against England cricket team in Mohali, causing him to be the 2nd youngest Test debutant for India after Sachin Tendulkar.

ODI debut

He made his ODI first appearance in the national side against Bangladesh in the year 2007. Chawla took three essential wickets in that match.

County champion

In 2009, Chawla was selected for Sussex County Cricket Club for a month, being cover for Yasir Arafat who had been with Pakistan. In the first County Championship match vs Worcestershire, he took 8 wickets in the match, and arrived at number 9 in the 1st innings, and scored 102* from just 86 balls.

Big games

He was selected for the 2007 ICC World T20. He was chosen for 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies. Later on, he made the cut for ICC World Cup 2011 too and played a match against English cricket team.

IPL star

From 2008 to 2013, Chawla played in the IPL for the Kings XI Punjab. He had an excellent time at Punjab. At the end of IPL 4 he had picked up 57 in 55 matches and just 5 players had better stats than this leggie.

KKR man

In the IPL 7 auction, Chawla was bought by KKR for INR 425 lac. He bowled superbly for the Knight Riders and also hit the winning runs against his earlier franchise Kings XI Punjab in the last match of the season.

Milestones

Piyush Chawla, playing for KKR, evolved into the 4th bowler following Harbhajan Singh (MI), Amit Mishra (DD) and Lasith Malinga (MI) to pick up 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League.

Express bowling

Chawla at one time bowled Shane Watson with a faster one, 117 km/hr. It was one of many fastest deliveries by a spinner.

Somerset’s match winner

The Indian spinner, arriving at number 9 made a classy century of 140 balls during 2013 County championship.

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