On February 17, 2023, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made the IPL schedule official. According to the IPL 2023 schedule, all teams will play 7 home games and 7 away games throughout the league stage. Matches will be played in a home and away format. The 70 league-stage games for the 16th season of the Indian Premier League will be spread out over 12 locations and 52 days.
While batters win you matches, it’s the bowlers who win you tournaments. If you look at the record in the IPL, the teams winning the IPL had a very strong bowling lineup. Let us have a look at the top 5 contenders to win the purple cap this year:
Umran Malik
In just two years since he first appeared on the IPL scene, Umran Malik has swept the cricket community off their feet. Widely regarded as the fastest bowler in the world, has 22 wickets while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 14 games. Batsmen are having nightmares with to his devastating pace and flawless yorker deliveries. While he can go for runs in some matches, the fast bowler can take wickets and break crucial partnerships. Umran Malik is unquestionably among the top 5 candidates to win the purple hat in the IPL in 2023.
