IPL 2024: Top 10 Players who can win Purple Cap this season

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is an annual event that is eagerly anticipated by cricket enthusiasts worldwide. Millions of fans around the world enjoy the tournament as a festival rather than just a cricket competition. The IPL never fails to enthral viewers with its thrilling matches and incredible performances by both seasoned veterans and up-and-coming prospects.

The bowlers will compete to win the Purple Cap title. The bowler who has emerged as the top wicket-taker in a specific season of the highly publicised Indian Premier League (IPL) is given the Purple Cap. There have been a plethora of different bowlers who have won this coveted cap over the years and only Dwayne Bravo and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar have been able to win it twice.

Let’s take a look at the bowlers who might be a contender to win the cap this year around - 

10. Varun Chakravarthy

In IPL 2020, Varun Chakravarthy—the mystery spinner for the Kolkata Knight Riders—became well-known. Batters were disturbed throughout the tournament by Chakravarthy's ability to bowl a variety of variations, notably the elusive carrom ball. In the tournament's previous iteration, he amassed 20 wickets in 14 matches with the top bowling total of 4/15, demonstrating his enormous potential.

Given that the World Cup is scheduled to begin shortly after the Indian Premier League, he could be among the good bowlers this season as well.