IPL 2019: One player from each team who might be the leading wicket-taker
In a format where the batsmen often steal all the limelight, no one can deny the importance of a good bowling unit. One of the reasons for the dismal performance of teams like Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore last year was the lackluster performance of their weak bowling-attacks. On the other hand, the Sunrisers Hyderabad's strong show was attributed to their bowlers’ ability to defend low totals.
Also, wicket-taking bowlers are absolutely vital for a team's success. The highest wicket-taker of the season is awarded the Purple Cap.
Here is the list of the Purple Cap holders of each year.
2008 - Sohail Tanvir (RR)
2009 - RP Singh (DC)
2010 - Pragyan Ojha (DC)
2011 - Lasith Malinga (MI)
2012 - Morne Morkel (DD)
2013 - Dwayne Bravo (CSK)
2014 - Mohit Sharma (CSK)
2015 - Dwayne Bravo (CSK)
2016 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH)
2017 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH)
2018 - Andrew Tye (KXIP)
We will look at one player from each team who might be the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2019.
#8 Chennai Superkings - Shardul Thakur
Even though CSK is filled with superstars of world cricket, their bowling is relatively inexperienced. Players like Dwyane Bravo and Harbhajan Singh aren't at their prime and thus the young Indian bowlers have to shoulder the responsibility of leading the bowling attack.
One bowler who did a decent job of taking wickets in the Indian Premier League last year was Shardul Thakur. Even though the Mumbai lad leaked runs at an economy of 9.23 runs per over, he managed to take 16 wickets, which was the highest by any CSK bowler in IPL 2018. He was also the only CSK bowler to feature in the top ten wicket-takers list of the 11th season.
Despite not being part of the Indian team for some time now, Thakur will be keen to put up a good performance in IPL 2019.
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