Indian Premier League: Rohit Sharma revealed why Mumbai Indians bought Piyush Chawla during the auction

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said on Thursday that Piyush Chawla was a very good buyer at the players’ auction as his franchise needed an all-out attacking spinner. IPL 2021 will begin on Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Mumbai Indians by playing horn against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Chawla has played 164 matches so far in the IPL, managing to take 156 wickets at an economy rate of 7.87. He has played for franchises like Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. He was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.40 crore in a players’ auction held in February 2021.

I have played with Piyush since the under-19s and I know that he is a very aggressive bowler, which we wanted in our spin bowling department. She was a good buy, to include her in our team. He is one of the most. Wicket takers in IPL. He knows the format and the opposition, he knows the players, ”Rohit said in a video posted on the official Twitter account of Mumbai Indians.

Speaking about playing for the Mumbai Indians in the upcoming edition of the IPL, Chawla said: “I found out that I was picked by the Mumbai Indians in the auction, so I was quite happy and excited because you wanted to be a part of it.” The team that is a defending champion and who has done so well in the IPL.

“I have seen Rahul, I have played cricket with Jayant Yadav and Krunal Pandya. It is very important to share each other’s experiences. There will be many things that I know and they will not, it also works to the contrary . ” He added.

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Zaheer Khan, Mumbai Indians’ Director of Cricket Operations, also said that Piyush has the ability to bowl with the new ball so the team selected him in the auction.

He said, “He is bowling with the new ball, so it has been a matter of discussion even when we were looking for that experienced spinner. We also have Rahul Chahar in the team, who is an upcoming young talent. Piyush’s experience “Piyush has been under pressure, he has a big role and is hopeful that he will be able to mentor other spinners in the team,” said Zaheer.