IPL 2018: 4 interesting facts about the Purple Cap
On May 12, 2008, Indian Premier League introduced the concept of ‘Purple Cap.’ The player with the most number of wickets to his name on each day of the season will enter the field by wearing the designated cap. The overall leading wicket-taker at the end of the tournament will receive the actual ‘Purple Cap’ on the day of final. In case of a tie, the bowler with superior economy rate would hold the purple cap.
“We have seen over the course of the inaugural season of the DLF Indian Premier League so far that bowlers have just as important a role to play in winning T20 matches as batsmen do. DLF IPL has created a distinction for the highest wicket-taking bowler in the 'Purple Cap'. The purpose of this initiative is to continue to be innovative, create a further unique piece of history that sets the DLF Indian Premier League apart from the crowd, and to acknowledge outstanding performance by the bowlers" - The then IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi said on the initiative
Andrew Tye is presently leading the bowler’s chart in this season with 20 scalps in 11 games. Let us look at some of the interesting facts about the cap.
#1 Different players to win the award
So far, only eight different players had received the ‘Purple Cap’ award in the history of the competition. Dwayne Bravo and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were the only players to win this award twice. Among the eight, four players were Indians. Sohail Tanvir was the only Pakistan player to win this award. Pragyan Ojha of India remains the only spinner to win the purple cap. Surprisingly, Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders has not won the award yet.