#2 Piyush Chawla
![The leg-spinner is only 29 years old and has a long way to go in his career](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/80dbb-15448845779356-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/80dbb-15448845779356-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/80dbb-15448845779356-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/80dbb-15448845779356-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/80dbb-15448845779356-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/80dbb-15448845779356-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/80dbb-15448845779356-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/80dbb-15448845779356-800.jpg 1920w)
He burst onto the scene at a very young age and made his debut for India at 17. He was considered as the next big thing, but sadly he couldn't live up to the billing at the international stage. Chawla performed rather poorly for India and found success only in IPL. In fact, he is the third highest wicket-taker in IPL and there is no harm in calling him an IPL great.
![Chawla's stats](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7bb11-15448855903776-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7bb11-15448855903776-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7bb11-15448855903776-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7bb11-15448855903776-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7bb11-15448855903776-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7bb11-15448855903776-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7bb11-15448855903776-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7bb11-15448855903776-800.jpg 1920w)
The UP born lad has 140 wickets in IPL and is only 14 behind Malinga and six behind Amit Mishra. With both of them aged 35, Chawla has a great chance to become the top wicket-taker in IPL history.
However, he might consider himself lucky to win the World Cup and World T20 with the Indian team.
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