Most overrated XI in Indian Premier League - IPL history

8) Piyush Chawla

Right from his teenage days, Piyush Chawla was termed a prodigy because of his ability to bowl match-winning spells. Even in the 2006 U-19 World Cup final, the leggie proved his mettle by scalping 4 wickets. It resulted in a national call-up and he became the second-youngest Test debutant for India. Then in the following 5 years, Chawla represented the team in a handful of limited-overs games.

Notably, he also became a part of history when India won the 2011 World Cup. During all this time Chawla played the role of the frontline spinner for the Punjab franchise in IPL. In his 6 year stint, he scalped 84 wickets in 87 games with an economy rate of 7 which is reasonable. Then in 2014 IPL auction, Kolkata snaffled him for 4.2 crores and to date he has been a regular member of their action plans.

At first, numbers might fool one as he has fished 63 wickets in 70 games for his current team. However, in the last three seasons, his economy rate has gone up to 9 and his wicket-taking abilities have dropped down considerably. Especially his defensive line of attack has affected the team’s bowling plans. He is certainly a weak link of their bowling unit which needs a makeover before the 13th edition.