‌Sachin and Rohit to open in Chawla’s all-time India ODI XI

Chawla stated he would loved to open his side with two of the greatest white-ball cricketers from the Mumbai shores. Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma cemented the opening spots while Virender Sehwag was selected to bat out of position due to his X-factor. The No. 4 position belonged to Virat Kohli, who already racked up 13906 runs at an average of 58.18 in the format. Yuvraj Singh and Kapil Dev  were included as an all-rounders with MS Dhoni dining the gloves and acting as a finisher of the side. The bowling front constituted of two spinners in the form of Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble, who rolled their arms together for a considerable amount of time. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan were named as the pacers of the line-up, offering enough depth in the form of left and right-arm operation

Chawla was recently seen in action for the Mumbai Indians during the 2024 Indian Premier League where his side finished at the bottom of the league table.