Leg spinner Piyush Chawla has played only one ODI in the last two years, but after the match winning performance against Australia in World Cup warm-up, he looks like a crowded place, the Indian team.

Black and control in the legs Chawla spin not only brought him four wickets on Sunday, but also makes him the favorite to win the slot spinner second World Cup in India line-up.

The 22 years was the surprise inclusion in the team in India to 15 people on February 19 at 2 ab jewel that was last played in the 50s in the format in July 2008 - in the Asia Cup against Pakistan - before playing a match against South Africa last month.

Chawla was written before the smooth side of the left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha to provide variation in attack already has two off-spinners Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin.

"They have wisely included a leg spinner, Piyush Chawla, to partner Harbhajan Singh in the World Cup," Pakistan's World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan said.

"I have always believed that leg-spinners are essential in ODIs as they are attacking options and take wickets."

opportunities in India spin part time are also the most time spinning off Yusuf Pathan, Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina Yuvraj Singh with spin-left arm is the only exception.

If Yuvraj regularly dons the role of left-arm spinner for India leg spin and amortized Chawla gives more options to attack Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Chawla, in his 50 games of the first home to India on Sunday, has caused a collapse of the dough to pick up windows Michael Clarke, Cameron White, David Hussey and Callum Ferguson.

"The wicket of Ferguson was most satisfying. I had gully and slips and I was mixing things up," Chawla said after the match.

"My place in the eleven will depend on things. If the pitch is slow and helps spinners, I will have a good chance to make it."

The performance earned him rich accolades from Australia captain Ricky Ponting.

"That is probably the best I've seen him bowl," Ponting said.

"He spun the ball a bit more... his control was pretty good."

Dhoni was also pleased with the performance with the ball, but not outspoken, but said he wanted a better performance of Chawla, who was out for a duck with the bat.

"As a specialist spinner he has done well in whatever games he has played," Dhoni said.

"In the first game that he played in South Africa, he was under pressure which is quite acceptable as he was playing for the country after a long time... you can't really rate a player by just one performance.

"So it's really good to see him play the first ODI game here... and he made the batsmen really think hard about the variations."