Veteran leg-spinner and two-time World Cup winner Piyush Chawla has retired from all formats after a 20+ year career, marking the end of an era. With accomplishments across international and domestic cricket—especially in the IPL—Chawla departs as a respected figure on and off the field.

Key Points

• Piyush Chawla retired on June 6, 2025, via an Instagram statement, thanking supporters and reflecting on a cricketing journey spanning over two decades
• He was part of India’s historic ICC triumphs—the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup.
• Internationally, he played 3 Tests, 25 ODIs, and 7 T20Is, taking 43 wickets. In domestic circuits, he tallied 446 first-class wickets and amassed 5,486 runs.
• Chawla is among the top three wicket-takers in IPL history with 192 wickets from as many matches and won the 2014 title with Kolkata Knight Riders.
• His departure leaves Virat Kohli as the lone remaining active member of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning side.