In This Indian Premier League season would be best for bowlers The Indian pitches are considered to be spinner-friendly as most of the surfaces are low, slow and offer a fair bit of turn. But in the 12 editions of the IPL so far, only two spinners have won the Purple Cap.
Former Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha did it in the third edition of the tournament in 2010, while South African leggie Imran Tahir took the honors in the previous edition in 2019.
1. Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir is one of the leading leg-spinners going around in white-ball cricket, but the surface in Chennai also helps him a lot. The pitch at the M.Chidambaram stadium offers him a lot of purchase.
Tahir is not a loopy leg-spinner. He hardly gives the ball any air, but he generates quite a lot of turn despite not necessarily getting the ball up and down. Since he is so quick through the air, it’s hard for the batsmen to come down the pitch against him with any sort of conviction.
Tahir won the Purple Cap in IPL 2019 and will be in contention to retain it this year. He is a sure starter for CSK and will be playing most of the games on a surface which is tailor-made for him.
2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Top wicket-taker for SRH and India medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of the expected retained players for them for the 2019 edition.
He was retained for a price of Rs. 8.5 crores for the upcoming event by SRH. Bhuvneshwar has a massive haul of 133 wickets at a mightily impressive strike rate of 18.81 in the IPL matches he has played so far.
With an exceptional control on line and length and swing bowling, Bhuvneshwar is one of the top threats for opening batsmen across the circuit. Along with Rashid Khan, he is sure to provide nail-biting moments for opposition think tanks in the 2019 edition as well.
3. Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has not been in the greatest of form since his comeback from a stress fracture, but he is a world-class bowler and is always going to be one of the contenders for the Purple Cap, given the fact that he is a wicket-taker at any stage of the innings.
Bumrah bowls at the death for Mumbai Indians in all the games and the reason why he is a nightmare for any batsman at the death is the length that he bowls. Bumrah is quick through the air which obviously helps, but the consistency with which he finds the block-hole is incredible.
4. Lasith Malinga
Malinga is a three-time championship winner and ‘Slinga Malinga’ will be back in the 12th season purely as a bowler. There is always excitement when Malinga marks his run-up and slings his arm to release the white ball.
He entered the auction and as expected, MI lapped him up for INR 2 crore. Malinga enters the tournament having led Sri Lanka’s T20 team in the recently concluded series in South Africa.
Malinga is the leading wicket-taker so far with the Purple Cap he has taken 170 so far and waiting this season for many more.
5. Mohammad Shami
IPL is generally about big-hitting and high-scoring games, but it’s the bowlers who make the decisive impact eventually. It has hardly happened over the years that a bowler with the Purple Cap hasn’t been able to drive his team into the playoffs of the IPL.
The Indian pitches are considered to be spinner-friendly as most of the surfaces are low, slow and offer a fair bit of turn. But in the 12 editions of the IPL so far, only two spinners have won the Purple Cap.
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