Top 10 IPL Wicket-Takers | CBTF Speed News

The Indian Premier League is filled with unforgettable moments, which have made some records so far. For a cricket lover this T20 series is a field full of unimaginable moments, that can happen any minute. Wicket taking is a very big deal in the cricket field when your opponent is also strong and capable. There are many bowlers who are best and skilled in their game and can turn the game upside down with their bowling strategies.

 From a fast bowler to a leg spinner this Indian Premier League has the excellent players from across the world to play in this series. Here we will take a look at those players who have made their name in the top 10 wicket takers list throughout the league thus far.

Dwayne Bravo

In cricket being on the number one takes a lot of effort and skills. Dwayne Bravo has taken 183 wickets in just 161 matches played by his team in the IPL till now. He has played for three teams in his active years, the teams are Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, Mumbai Indians and he retired after his last match in 2022. But for his fans he is coming back in IPL 2023 as a coach for Chennai Super Kings.

Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga takes the second place in this list. He is one of the greatest bowlers in the world, who took 4 wickets in 4 balls continuously. In his active years he played 122 innings in which the wicket taking record was 170. He is a right arm fast bowler and this ability is taken as the death bowler in cricket. But he retired from IPL in 2019 after playing for ten years for Mumbai Indians.

Amit Mishra

You know, Amit Mishra has a record of 3 hat tricks under his name throughout a total number of 21 recorded in IPL until now. Apart from this, he has also taken 166 wickets in 154 matches that he played. He got third in the list of top 10 wicket takers. He is a leg breaker bowler in the cricket field.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Chahal is an attacking leg-spinner in the field. He plays with a strategy named as leg break googly. By using this technique he got 166 wickets in a series of 131 games. He played for 3 teams of IPL but is considered the top wicket taker in Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is a young and best achiever in his career till now and still he is doing his best to get on the top.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin is an Indian Bowler, who uses off-spinner technique in his games. He played for different teams in the Indian Premier League but currently is a former player of Rajasthan Royals. He is still playing in the IPL as many players have left or retired. He has also taken a high number of wickets that is 157 wickets same as Chawla but his attentive matches were 184 till 2022. He has played 650.0 overs since his debut in IPL in 2008.

Piyush Chawla

As a leg-breaker in IPL, Piyush Chawla has taken a fabulous number of wickets until he retired. His number of wickets are counted as 157 in 165 matches played by him. He also plays with the method of leg-spinner in which he has a good control on his skills. Piyush has played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, and Kings XI Punjab in his active years.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a bowler and batter both but his major role is considered as right arm fast-medium bowler. He has played for Bangalore, Pune and currently is playing for Hyderabad. He was also awarded by the Purple cap as a bowler for taking the highest number of wickets during 2016 IPL season. He has taken 154 wickets in a series of 146 innings. 

Sunil Narine

As an all-rounder bowler of Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Narine has 152 wickets in a number of 148 matches he has played. He uses the right arm off-break tactic to get his goal done. He is also known as mystery spinner for being the first high-profile slow bowler in a T20 series.

Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh is a mind-attacking right-arm off-spinner in cricket and a well-known player all over the world. He hasn’t played in IPL since his last match in 2021 during his place in Kolkata Knight Riders. His record of wicket is 150 in 163 matches. But since the establishment of IPL in 2008, he has played for three most amazing teams Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah, the fast bowler in Mumbai Indians the top team in IPL. Since his debut in 2013, he got 145 wickets by his fast bowling tactic in 120 innings he played. He has been a constant player in the MI as of now and played an important role as a bowler in the winnings of Mumbai Indians.

Wrap Up!

Wicket takers play a great role in getting their team to the stage of winning. And there are many players who have taken the highest number of wickets throughout the 15 seasons of IPL. These bowlers are excellent and well-known for their bowling tactics. In this we have covered the most amazing players with their highest wickets, that they took in their active matches.