Piyush Chawala Statement on Kevin Pietersen: Piyush Chawla made his international debut at the age of just 17. He played his first Test match against England in Mohali in 2006, in which he was thrashed by Kevin Pietersen. In that match, Pietersen had said some words about Chawla, which the left-arm leg spinner has revealed.

Despite having a great record in domestic cricket, Pietersen left no stone unturned in beating Chawla. When Chawla came to bowl in England's first innings, he bowled a maiden over. After this, the English batsman hit a four and a six in his second over. Chawla conceded 45 runs in his 9-over spell without taking any wicket.

Recently, during a conversation in the 2 Sloggers podcast, Piyush Chawla recalled his debut Test and also mentioned the words that Pieterson had said about him in his statement. The 35-year-old bowler said, “In my first Test match, Pieterson hit me in different parts of the field and after that made a statement that whether it is Shane Warne or a 17-year-old kid, I bat like this. That experience was like a welcome to international cricket for me. In domestic cricket, I took five wickets in almost every second match. It seemed that things were very easy, but when I played my first Test, I realized why international cricket is so difficult.

However, Chawla made a good comeback in England's second innings and was also successful in taking the wicket of Andrew Flintoff. Team India won this match by 9 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

Piyush Chawla also revealed about the support he received from senior players

Piyush Chawla further told in the podcast that he got a lot of support from his senior players in the debut match, which is very important for every young player. He said that the way everyone supported me was very good. For a young player who has just come into the team, it is very important to get the support of seniors. Sachin paaji came. Veeru bhai talked to me in his own way. Then Yuvi paaji and Mahi bhai encouraged me. I cannot say that they were friends because they were very senior.