5 Contenders for the Purple Cap in IPL 2016

3. Ashish Nehra (SRH):

Ashish Nehra performed exceedingly well for India in the recently concluded World T20 and made the cut in the ICC’s World T20 XI. He surprised many critics by his superb bowling considering that he made his comeback at 36. One can agree with me if I say that Nehra is one of the most underrated bowlers of our generation. In the last IPL season, he picked up 22 wickets in 16 games with a really good economy rate of 7.24. He also performed well against Australia and helped India whitewash Australia 3-0 at their home turf. Ashish Nehra has been for a while proving that age is no constraint for even a fast bowler in cricket. He is still fit as a fiddle even at this age in his professional cricketing career. The duo of Nehra-Rahman will be an interesting one to look forward to.