1. SUNIL NARINE: Sunil Narine is the third highest wicket-taker in IPL history. Since making his IPL debut in 2012 for the Knight Riders, Narine has picked up 192 wickets in 189 matches but was never able to top the wicket-takers list in a season. (Picture Credit: PTI)
2. JASPRIT BUMRAH: Star Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has played 145 IPL matches so far for the Mumbai Indians and accounted for the dismissal of 183 batters, but he has also not managed to win the Purple Cap so far. (Picture Credit: PTI)
3. RASHID KHAN: Rashid Khan tops the list of bowlers with the most wickets in T20Is (193) as well as T20s (702). In the IPL he has played for SRH and GT and won many matches single-handedly with his bowling (158 wickets in 136 matches). But the great Afghan is yet to win the Purple Cap in the world’s richest franchise cricket league. (Picture Credit: PTI)
4. TRENT BOULT: New Zealand’s Trent Boult is one of the greatest new ball bowlers in the world, and in the IPL he has picked up 143 wickets in 120 matches for teams like KKR, SRH, RR, DC and MI. He is also yet to win the Purple Cap. (Picture Credit: PTI)
5. ARSHDEEP SINGH: Arshdeep Singh, who is India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is, is still waiting to win his first Purple Cap in the IPL. The left-arm pacer from Punjab was PBKS’ highest wicket-taker in IPL 2025 but still fell short of winning the IPL title as well as the Purple Cap. (Picture Credit: PTI)
6. VARUN CHAKARAVARTHY: Varun Chakaravarthy has picked up 100 wickets in 84 IPL matches played so far. The Tamil Nadu-based cricketer, who represents KKR in the IPL, finished as the second-highest wicket-taker in IPL 2024 but has yet to win the Purple Cap. (Picture Credit: PTI)
7. RAVINDRA JADEJA: Ravindra Jadeja has been playing in the IPL since the first edition and has picked up 170 wickets in 254 matches played so far. He is CSK’s highest wicket-taker in IPL history, but so far the Purple Cap has eluded him as well. (Picture Credit: PTI)
During their playing days in the IPL, Piyush Chawla, R. Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh picked up 192, 187 and 150 wickets, respectively, but failed to win the Purple Cap. (Picture Credit: PTI)
