IPL 2024: Top 10 Players who can win Purple Cap this season
There have been a plethora of different bowlers who have won this coveted cap over the years and only Dwayne Bravo and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar have been able to win it twice.
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is an annual event that is eagerly anticipated by cricket enthusiasts worldwide. Millions of fans around the world enjoy the tournament as a festival rather than just a cricket competition. The IPL never fails to enthral viewers with its thrilling matches and incredible performances by both seasoned veterans and up-and-coming prospects.
The bowlers will compete to win the Purple Cap title. The bowler who has emerged as the top wicket-taker in a specific season of the highly publicised Indian Premier League (IPL) is given the Purple Cap. There have been a plethora of different bowlers who have won this coveted cap over the years and only Dwayne Bravo and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar have been able to win it twice.
Let’s take a look at the bowlers who might be a contender to win the cap this year around -
10. Varun Chakravarthy
In IPL 2020, Varun Chakravarthy—the mystery spinner for the Kolkata Knight Riders—became well-known. Batters were disturbed throughout the tournament by Chakravarthy's ability to bowl a variety of variations, notably the elusive carrom ball. In the tournament's previous iteration, he amassed 20 wickets in 14 matches with the top bowling total of 4/15, demonstrating his enormous potential.
Given that the World Cup is scheduled to begin shortly after the Indian Premier League, he could be among the good bowlers this season as well.