‘Had a 50-50 chance, given my Ranji season’ : Chawla

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Piyush Chawla looked pleasantly surprised with his selection to the T20 squad for the World Cup. "I had a 50-50 chance given how I had performed in the Ranji Trophy, County and now in the IPL," he said, reports Subhash Rajta. More... ‘Had a 50-50 chance, given my Ranji season’ Subhash Rajta, Hindustan Times Mohali, March 27, 2010 Piyush Chawla looked pleasantly surprised with his selection to the T20 squad for the World Cup. "I had a 50-50 chance given how I had performed in the Ranji Trophy, County and now in the IPL," he said. The leggie felt that it was probably his batting that gave him an edge over the two other spinners in the reckoning - Amit Mishra and Pragyan Ojha. "We share a healthy competition and it brings out the best in us. What tipped the balance in my favour perhaps is my batting. I have had a decent season with the bat. It has must have made some difference," he said. Chawla had been out of the India reckoning for some time now and didn't look in contention until this selection. "It was frustrating to be away from the squad, but I worked really hard. I played lot of domestic cricket, went for a stint in County cricket and played several matches for my office. All this has paid of." The leggie feels he has returned as a better bowler. "People would often say that my leg spinner doesn't turn, but I worked hard to make it turn. Besides, now I can bowl according to situation and have the variations to keep batsmen guessing," he said.

[b555]

but pragyan ojha deserved a lot more than this guy to be in the team :asleep:

[saneindian]

Better fielder, better batsman, just slightly below Ojha/Mishra in bowling, all in all a good package that he brings to the table. But not sure if he will get to play a match given the fact that Bhajji and Jadeja are likely to play as the 2 spinners. And given how the selectors have been picking a different spinner for every tour, I wont be suprised if Chawla doesnt get picked for the next tour without playing a single match in t20 WC.

[vvvslaxman]

In essence he was shocked !

[Sachinism]

At least he realises he was quite lucky to be picked unlike nohit