Topic: Piyush Chawla

Hodge all-round show in Kochi victory

Brad Hodge put in an impressive all-round performance to help Kochi Tuskers Kerala post an easy eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday.Australian off-spinner Hodge finished with 4-13 and then hit an unbeaten 33 off ...

Two-ton Gayle makes IPL history

Chris Gayle became the first batsman to hit two centuries in the Indian Premier League when he smashed a 49-ball 107 in Royal Challengers Bangalore's 85-run win over Kings XI Punjab on Friday.The West Indies opener, who scored an unbeaten ...

Chawla poses selection headache for India cricket

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was grappling with a selection puzzle Monday after a match-winning performance by leg-spinner Piyush Chawla in a World Cup warm-up game against Australia.Chawla, who returned to the one-day side during a recent series in South Africa ...

Australia crash to Chawla spin in warm-up match

Piyush Chawla spun India to a remarkable 38-run win over defending champions Australia in a high-profile World Cup warm-up match on Sunday.The leg-spinner took 4-31 as Australia collapsed to 176 chasing a modest 215-run target, after being strongly placed at 118-1 ...

Rahane, Watson hit tons in warm-up tie in India

Uncapped batsman Ajinkya Rahane hit a sparkling century as a three-day practice match between the visiting Australians and an Indian side ended in a draw on Monday.Rahane, 22, hit 18 fours and a six in his unbeaten 111-ball 113 to help ...

North hits century in India warm-up game

Australia's Marcus North hit form with a fine century in a three-day practice match against an Indian side in Chandigarh on Sunday.North, who has scored just one century in his last 10 Tests, hit 124 off 128 balls as the ...

South Africa win toss and field against India

<div><p>South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to field against India in a Group C World Twenty20 match at the Beausejour Stadium here on Sunday.</p><p>India made two changes from the side that beat Afghanistan ...
BOARD OF Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the cricket squad for T20 world cup to be held in West Indies next moths. The team was announced by the selcetors in Mumbai today. The team comprises M.S. Dhoni ...

India pick rookie seamer for World Twenty20

<div><p>India's cricket selectors on Friday named promising right-arm seamer Vinay Kumar in a 15-man squad for next month's World Twenty20 tournament in the Caribbean.</p><p>Kumar, 26, a regular first-class cricketer for Karnataka since 2004, impressed for ...

India's Chawla to play for Surrey in 2010

India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will play for Surrey in 2010, the English county announced here on Wednesday.The 20-year-old impressed for Surrey's southern rivals Sussex last season, taking 36 first-class wickets at an average of 27.25.He has also appeared ...