India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday defended the inclusion of Piyush Chawla in the World Cup squad saying the leg-spinner's experience of playing consistently in the domestic circuit would help the team in the tournament.u00a0

Chawla, 22, was one of the surprise inclusions in the 15-member squad as he had been out of the team for two-and-a-half years. Selectors reasoned that besides two off-spinners Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin, Chawla would provide a variation to the spin attack.

Dhoni concurred and said he was happy with the team selection, specially Chalwa's.