IPL 2020: 5 Bowlers Who Can Win The Purple Cap

The Indian Premier League’s 13^th edition beckons us soon and hence analysis, predictions and overall breakdown of teams and players will be fervid. As the T20 format of the game has progressed over the years, the focus has drastically shifted from the players with the willow to the frontline bowlers. With in-depth research and dynamic anatomizations of each player available, the pacers and the spinners have become the center of all the attention as franchises, especially in T20 leagues, tend to spend considerable time over working out the techniques of both fringe and high-profile bowlers. Here, I elaborate on 5 cricketers who could possibly end up as the holders of the coveted Purple Cap once the upcoming season of the championship (IPL 2020) concludes!

5. Imran Tahir:

The wily leg-spinner from South Africa will head on to India in summer to prey at his favorite hunting ground in Chennai. Tahir has had an exceptional record in the shortest format of the game as his ability to notch wickets in the middle-overs of the game is an excellent virtue to possess.

Tahir is unafraid to provide a flight to his deliveries; he is clever with his understanding of the incumbent situation of the game and is always depended upon to strike away from the big guns of the opposition.

In the previous edition of the tournament itself, Tahir bagged 26 dismissals from 17 encounters, which included two 4-wicket hauls too. More importantly, he conceded runs at an economy of only 6.69 RPO and that further stresses upon the fact that 40-year-old is someone who can well and truly plug the flow of runs and attain crucial wickets to enforce a double whammy upon the opposition.

4. Pat Cummins:

Patrick Cummins endured an excellent heyday during the auctions as Kolkata Knight Riders swayed the pacer to their side for a whopping price of 15.5 crores.

Cummins hasn’t been a clearly successful pacer as far as the IPL goes, but his overall form and performances in the international circuit are almost second to none.

With a clean, orthodox action at his disposal and possessing the simple, yet efficient and difficult to master tricks that trouble the batsmen the most; Cummins is set to present a sight to behold when he takes over the new ball and bowls in the hard and fast track of Eden Gardens.

Cummins can bowl an excellent bouncer to catch the batsmen off-guard and just the sheer relentlessness and consistency that he has been successful in emanating through his outings in the past year or so promises a promising upcoming IPL campaign for him. (Click next page)