IPL: These 6 Purple Cap winners entered the IPL auction, teams will fight to buy this one!
Yuzvendra Chahal, who has taken the most wickets in the history of the tournament, is also included in the IPL 2025 auction. He has won the Purple Cap, while apart from him, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are also named. Bhuvi and Harshal have won the Purple Cap twice each.
These 6 Purple Cap winners entered the IPL auction, teams will fight to buy this one!
A lot of stars are in the fray in the auction to be held before the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League. There are 6 such bowlers in the list, who have won the Purple Cap at some point or the other for their respective teams. There are two such bowlers on the list, who have won this honor not once but twice, but despite this, the teams did not show faith in them. Let's know about them...
Yuzvendra Chahal: Rs 2 crore (capped)
It is surprising that Yuzvendra Chahal, the most successful bowler in IPL history, has 205 wickets in 160 matches. Despite this, Rajasthan Royals decided to release him. He has earlier done wonders for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The surprising thing is that RCB had also released him. Now it remains to be seen which team the clever Chahal joins.
Harshal Patel: Rs 2 crore (capped)
Harshal Patel, one of the most successful fast bowlers in the Indian Premier League, has won the Purple Cap twice. Last season, he was the Purple Cap holder by taking 24 wickets for Punjab Kings, while in 2021 he won the Purple Cap by taking 32 wickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is capable of taking wickets on any ground. Now it remains to be seen which team bets on him.
Kagiso Rabada: Rs 2 crore (capped)
South African pacer Kagiso Rabada was part of Punjab Kings last season. His performance was not very impressive in IPL 2023 and 2024, but he is capable of performing charismatically in big matches. He has 117 wickets in 80 IPL matches. Before Punjab, he was part of the Delhi team. He took 30 wickets for Delhi in 2020 and was the Purple Cap winner.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 2 crore (capped)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who started his IPL career for Pune Warriors in 2011, was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2014 to 2024. He also captained the team and played an important role in making the team champion in 2016. He was also the Purple Cap winner in 2016 and 2017 by taking 23 and 26 wickets respectively. It is expected that his old team will be successful in buying him.
Mohit Sharma: 50 lakh (uncapped)
Mohit Sharma was once among the leading bowlers of the Indian team. He performed brilliantly in the IPL from 2013 to 2017 and also won the Purple Cap for Chennai Super Kings in 2014. After this, his career went off track. He could take one wicket each in one match in 2019 and 2020 but remained unsold in 2021 and 2022, but Ashish Nehra made his return to Gujarat Titans and after that he became famous. He took 27 wickets in 2023 and 13 wickets in 2024.
Mohammed Shami: Rs 2 crore (capped)
Mohammed Shami, one of India's most dangerous pacers, is entering the IPL auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore. He was a part of Gujarat Titans till last season. However, he could not play in the 2024 season due to an injury, that he suffered while playing for the Indian team in the ODI World Cup 2023.