IPL: The cost of each wicket taken by the top 5 bowlers in the tournament's history
Though there have been several other T20 cricket leagues like Big Bash League, Pakistan Super League, Caribbean Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League etc. around the globe, the Indian Premier League has been the most popular and the richest premier league in the world.
Given the quality of cricket played in it and the enormity of exposure it has got, many top-class players from all parts of the cricketing world want to take part in India's annual cricket extravaganza.
Though the shortest format of the game is considered the batsmen's game, yet the popularity of bowlers never went down. There have been many quality bowlers who have earned a huge reputation in the batsmen friendly format by containing them with their impeccable variations such as wide yorkers, knuckleballs slow-ball bouncers etc.
Over the last four or five seasons, the importance of having quality bowlers has been realized. Franchisees have been splurging whopping sums on to get high-quality bowlers in their squad.
So, with the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League is just a month away, let us now take a look a the cost of each wicket taken by the top 5 bowlers with most wickets in the history of the tournament.
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Note: Though Dwayne Bravo is the fourth highest wicket-taker, him being a genuine all-rounder has not been included in this list featuring pure bowlers.
#5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar - INR 28.93 Lakhs/Wicket
The Purple Cap holder of 2016 and 2017 seasons of the Indian Premier League, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, started his IPL stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008 and represented Pune Warriors India for the next three seasons before being roped in by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. Since 2014, Bhuvneshwar has been a vital cog of SRH with his outstanding bowling.
The Uttar Pradesh-born swing bowler is currently the sixth highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL with 120 wickets in 102 matches.
Kumar is the eighth highest paid bowler in the history of IPL with a total salary of INR 34.73 crores. Thus the 29-year-old was paid a huge sum of INR 28.93 lakhs for each wicket he has taken thus far.