New Delhi: While many of the greatest bowlers in IPL history have topped the charts at least once, a surprising number of legends have taken consistent wickets year after year and never finished a single season as number one. Here is a summary of legendary wicket-takers from your list who have never won the Purple Cap:
1. Sunil NarayanThe KKR legend is perhaps the most “expensive” bowler to never win a cap, not in terms of runs, but in terms of value. Narine often misses out on the purple cap as teams choose to block him instead of attacking him. Maintaining an incredible career economy rate (around 7.96), he creates pressure that leads to wickets for the bowler at the other end.2. Piyush ChawlaChawla is one of the best performers in the IPL. After playing his first season in 2008, he has outplayed almost everyone. Although he has been a consistent top 10 performer with PBKS, KKR, and MI, he has never had the explosive season that required 25+ wickets to take the trophy off the field.3. Ravichandran AshwinStrategists treat T20 bowling like a game of chess. Ashwin’s primary goal is often to stifle the opposition in the power play or middle overs. Because he prefers variation and prevention over chasing wickets, his numbers tend to be more about longevity than single-season dominance.4. Jaspreet BumrahIt is widely considered an IPL anomaly that the best fast bowler in the world does not have a purple cap. Like Narayan, Bumrah is often a victim of his own virtue. The captain would rather take zero runs in his over than take the risk of losing a wicket. He famously took 27 wickets in 2020 but was beaten by Kagiso Rabada’s 30 runs.5. Ravindra Jadeja Jadeja was often used by CSK as a defensive specialist on the turning track. He bowls his four overs so quickly that the batsmen barely have time to think, let alone plan an attack. This dart-in style makes him one of the most economical bowlers in the league, but he rarely achieves the 4-wicket haul required to climb the season leaderboards.Also read: 5 IPL Legends Who Didn’t Win Orange CapTop 10 Highest Wicket Takers in IPL History
| the player | Wickets | Purple hats |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 221 | 2022 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 198 | 2016, 2017 |
| Sunil Narayan | 192 | – |
| Piyush Chawla | 192 | – |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 187 | – |
| Jaspreet Bumrah | 183 | – |
| Dwayne Bravo | 183 | 2013, 2015 |
| Amit Mishra | 174 | – |
| Lasith Malinga | 170 | 2011 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 170 | – |
