HARSHAL PATEL (RCB)
M: 15| WKTs: 32| BB: 5/27| ECO: 8.14
Harshal Patel broke quite a few records in a dream performance in the IPL 2021. He not only became the first bowler with a fifer against MI in IPL history but also picked a hat-trick against the same team when they clash in UAE for the second time.
Harshal then equaled Dwayne Bravo’s record of most wickets in a single IPL season with 32 scalps to his name and was named the Most Valuable Player of the IPL 2021 as well. He was the first uncapped Indian bowler to win the Purple Cap for most wickets in one IPL season and everyone will hope he wears the Team India cap soon.
ANRICH NORTJE (DC)
M: 8| WKTs: 12| BB: 2/12| ECO: 6.16
Anrich Nortje played just 8 matches for the DC, all coming in UAE, but picked up 12 wickets and clocked over 150 kph regularly, giving the opposition batters nightmares. He excelled with the new ball at the start, even getting the ball to swing at high speeds. When called to bowl in death, he used his speed to good measure with yorkers and short balls troubling the batters.
VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY (KKR)
M: 17| WKTs: 18| BB: 3/13| ECO: 6.58
KKR mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy was the toast of the IPL 2021 with 18 wickets in 17 matches and ended up with an economy of 6.58 despite being asked to bowl in powerplays most of the time and even bowled in death overs a few times, but excelled in both roles.
He has been picked in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2021 and everyone is expecting him to do big things in the tournament for India.