Mumbai Indians (MI) spinner Piyush Chawla is hopeful of extending his taking part in profession within the Indian Premier League (IPL) after his exploits within the ongoing version. After going unsold throughout the IPL 2022 public sale, Chawla was picked up by MI forward of IPL 2023. He picked up 22 wickets final season, and has 10 is as many video games this time period. Chawla’s type has been one of many positives for MI this season, with the five-time champions already out of the playoffs race. Nevertheless, it os extremely unlikely that MI will retain him going into the IPL 2025 mega public sale.

On being was requested if the followers will get to see him taking part in subsequent season, Chawla got here up with a cheeky reply, leaving the journalists in splits.

“You inform me, if I needs to be taking part in with the best way I am bowling? You probably have given your permission, in fact I’ll see you someplace subsequent time,” Chawla stated throughout the post-match press convention.

Chawla has performed 191 matches within the IPL for 4 totally different franchises together with  Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Tremendous Kings and MI.

The 35-year-old surpassed Dwayne Bravo earlier this season to change into the second all-time main wicket-taker within the event.

He has picked up 189 wickets and was a part of the KKR group which gained the IPL in 2014.

Chawla picked two wickets on Saturday however MI went down combating in opposition to KKR in a rain-hit sport on the Eden Gardens.

Talking on the defeat, Chawla urged MI failed to collect momentum, whereas additionally praising KKR spinnners Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine for turning the tide.

“T20 is about momentum, and we did not get that momentum proper from the start. Some days we bowled effectively, however our batting did not click on, and generally our batters did effectively, however the bowlers ended up leaking runs,” he stated

“As a unit, we now have failed in just a few video games, and we now have to just accept that as a group. Now we have a superb lineup, however issues did not fall into place. Right now additionally, we began off brilliantly, however that spell of (Sunil) Narine and Varun (Chakravarthy) truly made the distinction. You must give credit score to their bowlers,” Chawla added.