Piyush Chawla, The Most Expensive Indian Player At IPL 2020 Auction, Can't Wait To Play Under His Favourite Skipper MS Dhoni In CSK

“There can’t be a better team than CSK to play for and better captain than MS Dhoni,” is what Piyush Chawla had to say after CSK bought him for Rs 6.75 crore, the most expensive among Indians.?

Chawla’s stint with KKR came to an end in November when they released him. He pretty much lost out to Kuldeep Yadav and Sunil Narine in the spin department.

“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 said while speaking to PTI.?

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Chawla was part of the squads which won the 2007 World T20 and 2011 World Cup. He has played 3 Tests, 25 ODIs and 7 T20Is.

The last time he represented India was in. He also said he was aware that KKR were releasing him.?

“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," he said.?

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?“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,” he added.

?“It is too early to talk about that (my place in the eleven). Chennai is a big ground, it suits my style of bowling. Not many people know that I have played a lot of club cricket in Chennai in the past 12 years,” he went on to say.

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Chawla is proof that leg-spinners are still an option and he was confident that CSK would bid for him.?

“In the last big auction also, my last bid was stopped at CSK but KKR used the Right to Match (RTM card) to retain me. They have always showed faith in me.?As you said, we (leggies) never go out of fashion. It is is always the attacking option. You are bound to go for runs in the T20s but also have a chance to take wickets.”

But he has no regrets that he has not been in the scheme of things for India in the last 7 years,

“That is how it goes. It is not only about cricket, you go through highs and lows in life in general. There is fun in that. “I am still 30. I have been playing Ranji Trophy also. Basically, wherever I get to play, I go. I just love this game. If India comeback has to happen, it will happen,” he said.