He is out with an injury but Adam Gilchrist played the role  of a mentor to perfection when he lavished praise on Piyush Chawla who leaked 27 runs in the 19th over to pave the way for Mumbai Indian's win.

It was not the most convincing of wins but Kings XI Punjab would be pleased nonetheless, with their 2-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. A statistical look at how the match was played out.

Medium pacer Harmeet Singh kept his composure as he bowled a tight final over helping Kings XI Punjab record a thrilling two-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders, in an IPL match, here on Sunday.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday defended the selection of Piyush Chawla for their World Cup match against the Netherlands here and said the struggling leg-spinner badly needed a game to regain his confidence for the bigger matches ahead.

With the team excelling in their practice matches, Dhoni's men in blue have served notice again - this World Cup could well be India's.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was grappling with a selection puzzle on Monday after a match-winning performance by leg-spinner Piyush Chawla in a World Cup warm-up game against Australia.

India pace discard R P Singh today said if Piyush Chawla is given a place in the playing XI he can unsettle the opponents with his variations in the Cricket World Cup starting on Saturday.

India pace discard R P Singh today said if Piyush Chawla is given a place in the playing XI he can unsettle the opponents with his variations in the Cricket World Cup starting on Saturday.

Piyush Chawla may have made a strong claim for a place in the playing XI in the World Cup by taking four wickets against Australia in the warm-up match on Sunday that India won, but the leg spinner is not reading too much into his performance.

Piyush Chawla spun India to victory against Australia with four wickets in the warm-up game on sunday, but his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the leg-spinner will also have to perform with the bat if he wants to play a vital role in the World Cup.