IPL playerIndia2008 to 2024
Piyush Chawla
On scorecards: PP Chawla · Right-hand bat
Piyush Chawla, an all-rounder, played sixteen IPL seasons for four franchises, and took 192 wickets, the 4th-most in IPL history. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Piyush Chawla arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹1.60 cr (US$400k), against a base price of ₹50 lakh, at the very first IPL auction.
That first season brought 15 matches, 90 runs and 17 wickets at 8.31 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2023, for Mumbai Indians: 22 wickets at 8.11 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.79, with best figures of 3 for 22. Four seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2008, 2011, 2012 and 2023).
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2013, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹1.60 cr. 87 matches, 401 runs and 84 wickets.
2014 to 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹4.25 cr. 70 matches, 183 runs and 66 wickets; champions in 2014.
2020, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2020 auction for ₹6.75 cr. 7 matches and 6 wickets.
2021 to 2024, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2021 auction for ₹2.40 cr. 28 matches and 36 wickets.
4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Kings XI Punjab, 2008 to 2013. 2022 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 192 wickets in 3,852 deliveries, at 7.96 runs an over against a league rate of 8.07 for the same seasons, right on the going rate. There were two four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 4 for 17.
34.4% of the balls Piyush Chawla bowled were dots, a lower share than 54% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 20.1 balls.
The fielding record: 37 catches and 10 run-outs.
At the auction
Piyush Chawla went under the hammer nine times, bought seven times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹6.75 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2020, more than 6 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2023, cost ₹50 lakh. Unsold in 2022, Piyush Chawla was bought again in 2023 by Mumbai Indians.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Piyush Chawla finished 4th for wickets and 14th for matches played.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kings XI Punjab | 15 | 90 | 24* | 22.5 | 152.5 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.31 | 3/25 | 5 | ||
| 2009 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 31 | 8* | 10.3 | 86.1 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.87 | 2/22 | 6 | ||
| 2010 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 62 | 22 | 12.4 | 103.3 | 0/0 | 12 | 7.49 | 3/24 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Kings XI Punjab | 12 | 48 | 15 | 16.0 | 87.3 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.13 | 4/17 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 106 | 21* | 13.3 | 120.5 | 0/0 | 16 | 7.35 | 3/18 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 64 | 23 | 10.7 | 112.3 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.17 | 2/20 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11 | 31 | 17* | 10.3 | 163.2 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.67 | 3/19 | 2 | Champions | |
| 2015 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 54 | 22 | 13.5 | 114.9 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.69 | 4/32 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 27 | 11 | 9.0 | 103.8 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.69 | 2/21 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.95 | 2/34 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15 | 27 | 12 | 6.8 | 79.4 | 0/0 | 14 | 8.41 | 3/48 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 42 | 14* | 14.0 | 113.5 | 0/0 | 10 | 8.97 | 3/20 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 6 | 9.02 | 2/33 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 9.50 | 1/38 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 25 | 18 | 12.5 | 113.6 | 0/0 | 22 | 8.11 | 3/22 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3.8 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 13 | 8.91 | 3/29 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2008 to 2013
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2014 to 2019
- Chennai Super Kings: 2020
- Mumbai Indians: 2021 to 2024
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 43.5% |
| Balls per four | 10.1 |
| Balls per six | 28.2 |
| Dot balls bowled | 34.4% |
| Balls per wicket | 20.1 |
| Catches | 37 |
| Run-outs | 10 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Set H | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹1.60 cr (US$400k) |
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹4.05 cr (US$900k) |
| 2014 | SP1 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹4.25 cr |
| 2018 | SP1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹4.20 cr |
| 2020 | SP1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹6.75 cr |
| 2021 | SP1 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹2.40 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹1 cr | Unsold |
| 2023 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹50 lakh |
| 2025 | USP1 | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet