PIYUSH CHAWLA (CSK)
A veteran leg-spinner who has proven his mettle in the IPL time and again, Piyush Chawla will be representing the Chennai Super Kings for the first time this season. He was among the 7 spinners that CSK has in their squad for IPL 2020.
The 31-year-old from Uttar Pradesh is the joint third-highest wicket-taker in the IPL. He has picked 150 wickets in 156 innings. He has conceded at 7.82 runs per over with a bowling average of 20.82.
Chawla prefers to bowl a flatter trajectory and has well-disguised googlies and has managed to deceive the best with his variations time and time again.
Now that CSK’s leading Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has opted out of the IPL in UAE, Chawla will have to be consistent with his performances and take the role of the leading spinner. He will be accompanied by the likes of Imran Tahir, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner if CSK goes in with a spin-heavy attack.
