IPL 2020 Auction: Piyush Chawla Reacts After Being Roped By CSK; Has A Message For MS Dhoni!   

Hours after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) roped in veteran spinner Piyush Chawla at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 auction in Kolkata; excited cricketer expressed his delight in joining the team.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bought him for Rs 6.75 crore which has turned out to be the most expensive buy for the MS Dhoni-led team at the auction. 

At a recent interview with news agency PTI, Chawla expressed himself stating that he couldn't have asked for a better team and captain. “There can’t be a better team than CSK to play for and better captain than MS Dhoni. As a player, you always want to be with a good team, play under a good captain and you can’t have a better team than CSK and a better leader than Mahi bhai. I can’t ask for more,” Chawla told PTI.

So far, Chawla has played three Tests, 25 ODIs and seven T20Is for Team India and has also taken a total of 43 international wickets to his name. Not forgetting, he was part of the Indian team which won the 2011 World Cup under Dhoni's leadership. Last year, Chawla played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and was later released by the franchise. 

When asked about if he feels bad leaving KKR, Chawla asserted that it's all in a healthy way, no baggage behind. 

“It all depends on the combination. The KKR think-tank probably had a different combination on their mind. On Eden Gardens wicket now, there is not much for the spinners. They also told me that ‘we are looking for fast bowlers and there is no point having three quality spinners in the team’ and that is why they released me. So there is no bad blood between us. It is all in a healthy way,” Chawla further added. 

On December 19, CSK began the auction by roping in England all-rounder Sam Curran, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood and Tamil Nadu spinner R Sai Kishore.