IPL 2018: Top 5 Purple Cap candidates
The most anticipated IPL 2018 auction was done and dusted. The focus will slowly shift towards the actual battle. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are back after two years. The tournament starts on April 7th and eight teams will battle for almost 7 weeks to decide the Champions of IPL 2018.
Orange Cup and Purple Cap are two of IPL’s most coveted awards. It will be given to the player with most runs and most wickets respectively. Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the Purple Cap last year as he led Sunrisers Hyderabad to their maiden IPL title. Players like Lasith Malinga, Morne Morkel, Mohit Sharma, and Sohail Tanvir have won the Purple Cap in the past.
On that note, let’s take a look at the list of 5 players who are the leading candidates to take most wickets in IPL 2018.
#5 Dwayne Bravo; Chennai Super Kings
Bravo was a Purple Cap winner on a couple of occasions in the past. He won it in 2013 (32 wickets) and in 2015 (26 wickets). With 32 wickets in 2013, he holds the record for most wickets in a single IPL tournament. He played for Chennai in the previous editions and Chennai Super Kings bought him again for a stunning $1.2 million.
Dwayne Bravo so far played 90 IPL games and took 111 wickets. Though he does not bowl extreme pace like Pat Cummins, Chris Morris or Mitchell Starc, he picks up a lot of wickets in T20’s. His strength lies in his variations and precision. His slow balls are extremely hard to pick and he uses it brilliantly.
Dwayne Bravo is not in great form at the moment but expect him to bounce back. He will be Dhoni’s trump card in the tournament and will take the responsibility of bowling in the death overs.