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Chawla tied the visitors in tangles and made them look laden-footed with his guiles and variations.
He tormented Ponting before ending his misery with a googly that completely foxed the Australian captain and rattled his timbers.
Ponting’s deputy Michael Clarke too fell to the baby faced leggie, who predicted a tough time for the visitors in the forthcoming series.
“Both Anil Bhai and Harbhajan are great bowlers and in good form. It’s not going to be easy for the Australian batsmen in the Test series,” the youngster said.
It was a gem of a delivery that got rid of Ponting but Chawla played it down and said, “I have played against him and seen him so many times. I just wanted to pitch the ball in the right area. My stock ball is the wrong ‘un, I bowled it and got the wicket.” “There is no rough on the track to bowl to and hence the key is to bowl in the right areas and be patient,” he added.
Chawla believes with the Board President’s XI taking the upper hand in the match, the Australians would be under a lot of pressure going into the Test series. MORE PTI AY PM ATK 10031824 DEL SPORT CHAWLA 2 LT “We have done well so far in the match. We are in a strong position and the first hour tomorrow is going to be crucial. I think there will be lot of pressure on them and we have a great Test series on the cards,” Chawla said.
Chawla reckoned not having a quality spinner would hurt the Aussies in the Test series.
Asked if he hoped his sterling show would put him back into the reckoning again, Chawla struck a philosophical note and said, “Selection is not in my hand. My job is to just go there and perform.” Chawla had a chat with selector Narendra Hirwani. When asked what transpired between them, the leg-spinner said, “Nothing as such. Whenever we come across, we chat. He was telling my something about my action."
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