Ipl purple cap Players
What does a Purple cap player mean? Who gets the Purple cap?
Purple Cap is basically an award that is tournament-specific, as it is not awarded in general ICC cricket matches or series, but it is given away in India’s most loved game format, Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL is a professional men’s T20 cricket league founded by the BCCI that takes place every year from March to May.
Purple Cap is the award given to a player who takes the highest number of wickets in an IPL season. The bowler bagging the most wickets in the tournament wears the Purple Cap while fielding during the entire season. And on the day of the grand finale of that season, the Purple Cap award is awarded to the player who has bagged most wickets and has topped the list of the wicket takers. If any case of a tie arises, then the IPL Purple Cap award is awarded to the bowler with a superior economy rate, i.e the one who has taken the wickets in the least number of balls.
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How many Indians have won the Purple Cap in the IPL?
Out of the fourteen IPL seasons that have taken place, with the latest being IPL 2021, only five of those seasons have seen an Indian player registering his name in the IPL Purple Cap List. Till now, only four Indian players have been declared the IPL Purple Cap Winners.
Here are the names of the Indians who are known to be the Purple Cap Holders in IPL season since the year of its commencement:
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Rudra Pratap Singh
played 16 matches and took 23 wickets for Deccan Chargers in 2009.
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Pragyan Ojha
played 16 matches and took 21 wickets for Deccan Chargers in 2010.
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Mohit Sharma
played 16 matches and took 23 wickets for Chennai Super Kings in 2014.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar
played 17 matches and took 23 wickets for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar
played 14 matches and took 26 wickets for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017.
Which team has won the most Purple Caps in IPL?
The team that has won the Purple Cap the most number of times is Chennai Super Kings. Under Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy, Chennai Super Kings team bowlers have shown exceptional performances and thus hold the record of being IPL Purple Cap winners the maximum number of times.
Hers is the IPL Purple Cap list of players of Chennai Super Kings:
- Dwayne Bravo in 2013
- Mohit Sharma in 2014
- Dwayne Bravo in 2015
- Imran Tahir in 2019
Who are the Purple cap holders from IPL 2008 to 2022?
As you look into the ipl purple cap list, you will find that there are four Indian players and seven foreign players who are listed as Purple Cap Holders in IPL seasons till IPL 2021.
Here are the names of the IPL Purple Cap Winners from 2008 to 2021:
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Sohail Tanvir
who played 11 matches and bagged 22 wickets for Rajasthan Royals in 2008
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Rudra Pratap Singh
who played 16 matches & took 23 wickets for Deccan Chargers in 2009
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Pragyan Ojha
who played 16 matches & took 21 wickets for Deccan Chargers in 2010
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Lasith Malinga
who played 16 matches & took 28 wickets for Mumbai Indians in 2011
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Morne Morkel
who played 16 matches & took 25 wickets for Delhi Daredevils in 2012
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Dwayne Bravo
who played 18 matches & took 32 wickets for Chennai Super Kings in 2013
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Mohit Sharma
who played 16 matches & bagged 23 wickets for Chennai Super Kings in 2014
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Dwayne Bravo
who played 17 matches & took 26 wickets for Chennai Super Kings in 2015
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Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
who played 17 matches & took 23 wickets for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016
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Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
who played 14 matches & took 26 wickets for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017
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Andrew Tye
who played 14 matches & bagged 24 wickets for Kings XI Punjab in 2018
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Imran Tahir
who played 17 matches & took 26 wickets for Chennai Super Kings in 2019
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Kagiso Rabada
who played 17 matches & took 30 wickets for Delhi Capitals in 2020
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Harshal Patel
who played 15 matches & took 32 wickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021
The IPL 2022 season is scheduled to start from 2nd April, 47 days after the 2022 mega auction, and we will see yet another player with the IPL Purple Cap.
Who has been the purple cap holder in IPL three times?
When you take a look at the awards and honours in the IPL history, you will find that the Purple Cap award has been clinched two times by a single player. And, only two players hold this record - one of them is an Indian and the other is a foreign player. The names of these two players are Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo respectively.
Which uncapped player won the Purple Cap in IPL history?
An uncapped player is the one who has not represented and played for his national team. The uncapped players get the opportunity to play in various IPL teams and show their talent and performance that in turn will help them get selected for their national team in the future.
Among the uncapped players who have played in IPL seasons to date, Harshal Patel is the only one to have won the Purple Cap in IPL season 2021. He was initially signed by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in 2018 and then traded to the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in 2021, bagging 32 wickets in 15 matches, and was thus awarded the IPL Purple Cap.
Later in the year, he was handed the maiden international cap and made his T20 debut for India against New Zealand on 19th November 2021.
Who are the Purple Cap winners in IPL until 2020?
Below is the IPL Purple Cap list of players who are the IPL Purple Cap winners until 2020.
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