The Indian Premier League (IPL) will get underway on Saturday, September 19, with the highly anticipated clash between arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Abu Dhabi.

The pitches in UAE shall definitely offer a lot more help to the bowlers, especially spinners. Dot balls are very precious in a T20 game. Even a single dot ball can change the course of the game significantly more than it does in the other two formats of the sport.

It isn’t said without a reason that batsmen win you games, but bowlers win your tournaments. Even in the IPL, teams bowling dot-balls will have the maximum chance of going all the way.

In this article, let&#8217;s take a look at the bowlers who have bowled the highest number of dot balls in the IPL: &#8211;

1. Harbhajan Singh&#8211; 1249 dots

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-325776" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Harbhajan-Singh.jpg" alt="Harbhajan Singh" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-325776" class="wp-caption-text">Harbhajan Singh. (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption>

Harbhajan Singh has had an illustrious IPL career. He played for Mumbai Indians till 2017, before switching to arch-rivals <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.643089012388490/3890415427655816" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chennai Super Kings</a> next year onwards. With 150 wickets in 160 matches, he has been a part of IPL winning teams four times, thrice for Mumbai (2013, 2015, 20117) and once for Chennai (2018).

Bhajji had a good season with the Men in Yellow last year, picking up 16 wickets in 11 games, at an economy of 7.09. He also bagged two Man of the Match awards against RCB and KXIP.

Singh pulled out of the IPL this year due to personal reasons. His absence would hurt CSK in terms of the experience he brought on board. However, CSK shouldn’t be that affected because they already have quite a few quality spinners like Imran Tahir, Piyush Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja.

2. Lasith Malinga&#8211; 1155 dots

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-409040" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-409040" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption>

One of the greatest bowlers of the format, Lasith Malinga is second on this list. He is one of the very few players who are playing for the same franchise since the inception of the tournament. He has 170 wickets in 122 games at an economy of 7.14 to his name, making him the highest wicket-taker of all time in the coveted league.

He had a good season last year, taking 16 wickets in 12 games. However, he was expensive, leaking more than 9.7 runs per over. He bowled the crucial last over in the finals last year, and took MI to their fourth title.

Malinga has also opted out of this year’s edition, citing personal reasons. His replacement, James Pattinson, isn’t exactly an experienced customer in this format. It shall be interesting to see how Mumbai get affected with his absence, and how well Jasprit Bumrah would lead the pace attack.

3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar&#8211; 1124 dots

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-328579" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Bhuvneshwar-Kumar.jpg" alt="Bhuvneshwar Kumar" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-328579" class="wp-caption-text">Bhuvneshwar Kumar. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption>

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has by far been one of the best Indian pace bowlers in the history of the league. He started his IPL career with the now-defunct Pune Warriors India in the year 2011. He then joined Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. Bhuvi has taken 133 wickets in 117 games at an impressive economy rate of 7.24. He has bagged the Purple Cap twice, in the years 2016 and 2017.

Bhuvi had a decent season last year, picking up 13 wickets in 15 games at an economy rate of 7.8. He was consistent throughout the season, and bowled well in the death overs, barring a couple of games.

Returning from a recurring injury, he will lead Hyderabad’s bowling attack this season as well. He is confident about his team, and believes that they can consistently defend low totals as they have over the years. He has also talked about how the wickets would become slower in the second half of the tournament.

4. Amit Mishra&#8211; 1111 dots

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-340205" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Amit-Mishra.jpg" alt="Amit Mishra" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-340205" class="wp-caption-text">Amit Mishra. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

Amit Mishra has the unique record of picking up the most hat-tricks in the history of league- three. He has been among the best spinners to have ever played in this league. He has represented Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the Delhi Capitals in IPL. Mishra has picked up 157 wickets in 147 games at an economy of 7.35 runs per over.

The leggie had a good season last year, picking up 11 wickets in as many matches, at a highly economical 6.75 runs per over. He also won a Player of the Match award against the Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium last year.

With the IPL now happening in the UAE, Mishra would have a huge role to play for the Delhi Capitals. He will be expected to lead the spin attack, and guide the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sandeep-lamichhane-picks-tom-banton-as-the-toughest-to-bowl-to/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sandeep Lamichhane</a> and Axar Patel.

5. Piyush Chawla- 1109 dots

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-254608" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Piyush-Chawla.jpg" alt="Piyush Chawla" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-254608" class="wp-caption-text">Kolkata Knight Riders Piyush Chawla celebrates fall of Rahul Tripathi&#8217;s wicket. (Photo by Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)</figcaption>

Piyush Chawla has been another impactful leg-spinner in the IPL. He has taken 150 wickets in 157 games. He started his career with the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), after which he played for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR.

He was bought by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in this year’s auction for INR 6.75 crore. Chawla had a mediocre season last year, picking up 10 wickets from 13 games at an economy rate of just a shade under 9.

The Uttar Pradesh cricketer didn’t have any particularly stand-out performances in the season, except a three-fer against Rajasthan at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

~Written by Shayan Khan

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will get underway on Saturday, September 19, with the highly anticipated clash between arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Abu Dhabi.
The pitches in UAE shall definitely offer a lot more help to the bowlers, especially spinners. Dot balls are very precious in a T20 game. Even a single dot ball can change the course of the game significantly more than it does in the other two formats of the sport.
It isn’t said without a reason that batsmen win you games, but bowlers win your tournaments. Even in the IPL, teams bowling dot-balls will have the maximum chance of going all the way.
<h3>In this article, let’s take a look at the bowlers who have bowled the highest number of dot balls in the IPL: –</h3>
<h3>1. Harbhajan Singh– 1249 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_325776" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-325776" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-325776" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Harbhajan-Singh.jpg" alt="Harbhajan Singh" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-325776" class="wp-caption-text">Harbhajan Singh. (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Harbhajan Singh has had an illustrious IPL career. He played for Mumbai Indians till 2017, before switching to arch-rivals <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.643089012388490/3890415427655816" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chennai Super Kings</a> next year onwards. With 150 wickets in 160 matches, he has been a part of IPL winning teams four times, thrice for Mumbai (2013, 2015, 20117) and once for Chennai (2018).&nbsp;
Bhajji had a good season with the Men in Yellow last year, picking up 16 wickets in 11 games, at an economy of 7.09. He also bagged two Man of the Match awards against RCB and KXIP.&nbsp;
Singh pulled out of the IPL this year due to personal reasons. His absence would hurt CSK in terms of the experience he brought on board. However, CSK shouldn’t be that affected because they already have quite a few quality spinners like Imran Tahir, Piyush Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja.

<h3>2. Lasith Malinga– 1155 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_409040" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-409040" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-409040" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-409040" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
One of the greatest bowlers of the format, Lasith Malinga is second on this list. He is one of the very few players who are playing for the same franchise since the inception of the tournament. He has 170 wickets in 122 games at an economy of 7.14 to his name, making him the highest wicket-taker of all time in the coveted league.&nbsp;
He had a good season last year, taking 16 wickets in 12 games. However, he was expensive, leaking more than 9.7 runs per over. He bowled the crucial last over in the finals last year, and took MI to their fourth title.
Malinga has also opted out of this year’s edition, citing personal reasons. His replacement, James Pattinson, isn’t exactly an experienced customer in this format. It shall be interesting to see how Mumbai get affected with his absence, and how well Jasprit Bumrah would lead the pace attack.

<h3>3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar– 1124 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_328579" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-328579" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-328579" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Bhuvneshwar-Kumar.jpg" alt="Bhuvneshwar Kumar" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-328579" class="wp-caption-text">Bhuvneshwar Kumar. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has by far been one of the best Indian pace bowlers in the history of the league. He started his IPL career with the now-defunct Pune Warriors India in the year 2011. He then joined Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. Bhuvi has taken 133 wickets in 117 games at an impressive economy rate of 7.24. He has bagged the Purple Cap twice, in the years 2016 and 2017.
Bhuvi had a decent season last year, picking up 13 wickets in 15 games at an economy rate of 7.8. He was consistent throughout the season, and bowled well in the death overs, barring a couple of games.
Returning from a recurring injury, he will lead Hyderabad’s bowling attack this season as well. He is confident about his team, and believes that they can consistently defend low totals as they have over the years. He has also talked about how the wickets would become slower in the second half of the tournament.

<h3>4. Amit Mishra– 1111 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_340205" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-340205" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-340205" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Amit-Mishra.jpg" alt="Amit Mishra" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-340205" class="wp-caption-text">Amit Mishra. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Amit Mishra has the unique record of picking up the most hat-tricks in the history of league- three. He has been among the best spinners to have ever played in this league. He has represented Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the Delhi Capitals in IPL. Mishra has picked up 157 wickets in 147 games at an economy of 7.35 runs per over.
The leggie had a good season last year, picking up 11 wickets in as many matches, at a highly economical 6.75 runs per over. He also won a Player of the Match award against the Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium last year.
With the IPL now happening in the UAE, Mishra would have a huge role to play for the Delhi Capitals. He will be expected to lead the spin attack, and guide the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sandeep-lamichhane-picks-tom-banton-as-the-toughest-to-bowl-to/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sandeep Lamichhane</a> and Axar Patel.

<h3>5. Piyush Chawla- 1109 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_254608" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-254608" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-254608" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Piyush-Chawla.jpg" alt="Piyush Chawla" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-254608" class="wp-caption-text">Kolkata Knight Riders Piyush Chawla celebrates fall of Rahul Tripathi’s wicket. (Photo by Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Piyush Chawla has been another impactful leg-spinner in the IPL. He has taken 150 wickets in 157 games. He started his career with the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), after which he played for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR. 
He was bought by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in this year’s auction for INR 6.75 crore. Chawla had a mediocre season last year, picking up 10 wickets from 13 games at an economy rate of just a shade under 9. 
The Uttar Pradesh cricketer didn’t have any particularly stand-out performances in the season, except a three-fer against Rajasthan at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
~Written by Shayan Khan

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will get underway on Saturday, September 19, with the highly anticipated clash between arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Abu Dhabi.
The pitches in UAE shall definitely offer a lot more help to the bowlers, especially spinners. Dot balls are very precious in a T20 game. Even a single dot ball can change the course of the game significantly more than it does in the other two formats of the sport.
It isn’t said without a reason that batsmen win you games, but bowlers win your tournaments. Even in the IPL, teams bowling dot-balls will have the maximum chance of going all the way.
<h3>In this article, let&#8217;s take a look at the bowlers who have bowled the highest number of dot balls in the IPL: &#8211;</h3>
<h3>1. Harbhajan Singh&#8211; 1249 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_325776" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-325776" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-325776" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Harbhajan-Singh.jpg" alt="Harbhajan Singh" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-325776" class="wp-caption-text">Harbhajan Singh. (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Harbhajan Singh has had an illustrious IPL career. He played for Mumbai Indians till 2017, before switching to arch-rivals <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.643089012388490/3890415427655816" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chennai Super Kings</a> next year onwards. With 150 wickets in 160 matches, he has been a part of IPL winning teams four times, thrice for Mumbai (2013, 2015, 20117) and once for Chennai (2018). 
Bhajji had a good season with the Men in Yellow last year, picking up 16 wickets in 11 games, at an economy of 7.09. He also bagged two Man of the Match awards against RCB and KXIP. 
Singh pulled out of the IPL this year due to personal reasons. His absence would hurt CSK in terms of the experience he brought on board. However, CSK shouldn’t be that affected because they already have quite a few quality spinners like Imran Tahir, Piyush Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja.

<h3>2. Lasith Malinga&#8211; 1155 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_409040" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-409040" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-409040" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-409040" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
One of the greatest bowlers of the format, Lasith Malinga is second on this list. He is one of the very few players who are playing for the same franchise since the inception of the tournament. He has 170 wickets in 122 games at an economy of 7.14 to his name, making him the highest wicket-taker of all time in the coveted league. 
He had a good season last year, taking 16 wickets in 12 games. However, he was expensive, leaking more than 9.7 runs per over. He bowled the crucial last over in the finals last year, and took MI to their fourth title.
Malinga has also opted out of this year’s edition, citing personal reasons. His replacement, James Pattinson, isn’t exactly an experienced customer in this format. It shall be interesting to see how Mumbai get affected with his absence, and how well Jasprit Bumrah would lead the pace attack.

<h3>3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar&#8211; 1124 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_328579" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-328579" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-328579" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Bhuvneshwar-Kumar.jpg" alt="Bhuvneshwar Kumar" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-328579" class="wp-caption-text">Bhuvneshwar Kumar. (Photo: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has by far been one of the best Indian pace bowlers in the history of the league. He started his IPL career with the now-defunct Pune Warriors India in the year 2011. He then joined Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. Bhuvi has taken 133 wickets in 117 games at an impressive economy rate of 7.24. He has bagged the Purple Cap twice, in the years 2016 and 2017.
Bhuvi had a decent season last year, picking up 13 wickets in 15 games at an economy rate of 7.8. He was consistent throughout the season, and bowled well in the death overs, barring a couple of games.
Returning from a recurring injury, he will lead Hyderabad’s bowling attack this season as well. He is confident about his team, and believes that they can consistently defend low totals as they have over the years. He has also talked about how the wickets would become slower in the second half of the tournament.

<h3>4. Amit Mishra&#8211; 1111 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_340205" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-340205" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-340205" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Amit-Mishra.jpg" alt="Amit Mishra" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-340205" class="wp-caption-text">Amit Mishra. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Amit Mishra has the unique record of picking up the most hat-tricks in the history of league- three. He has been among the best spinners to have ever played in this league. He has represented Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the Delhi Capitals in IPL. Mishra has picked up 157 wickets in 147 games at an economy of 7.35 runs per over.
The leggie had a good season last year, picking up 11 wickets in as many matches, at a highly economical 6.75 runs per over. He also won a Player of the Match award against the Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium last year.
With the IPL now happening in the UAE, Mishra would have a huge role to play for the Delhi Capitals. He will be expected to lead the spin attack, and guide the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sandeep-lamichhane-picks-tom-banton-as-the-toughest-to-bowl-to/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sandeep Lamichhane</a> and Axar Patel.

<h3>5. Piyush Chawla- 1109 dots</h3>
<figure id="attachment_254608" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-254608" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-254608" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Piyush-Chawla.jpg" alt="Piyush Chawla" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-254608" class="wp-caption-text">Kolkata Knight Riders Piyush Chawla celebrates fall of Rahul Tripathi&#8217;s wicket. (Photo by Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Piyush Chawla has been another impactful leg-spinner in the IPL. He has taken 150 wickets in 157 games. He started his career with the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), after which he played for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR. 
He was bought by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in this year’s auction for INR 6.75 crore. Chawla had a mediocre season last year, picking up 10 wickets from 13 games at an economy rate of just a shade under 9. 
The Uttar Pradesh cricketer didn’t have any particularly stand-out performances in the season, except a three-fer against Rajasthan at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
~Written by Shayan Khan

In T20 cricket, dot-balls are like gold-dust.

5 bowlers who have bowled the most dot balls in IPL history

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will get underway on Saturday, September 19, with the highly anticipated clash between arch-rivals