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MUMBAI:
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has announced the inauguration
of the Purple Cap.
The
Purple Cap will be awarded to the bowler with the most cumulative wickets to his
name on each day of the season, and will be worn by that bowler in the field.
At
the end of the season, the holder of the Purple Cap will win the honour of being
called the Winner of the Purple Cap 2008 and will receive recognition on the final
day. In the event of a tie at any given time, the holder will be determined by
superior economy rate. Earlier
the IPL had announced the Orange Cap which will recognise the best performer with
the bat. DLF
IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi says, "We have seen over the course
of the inaugural season of the DLF Indian Premier League so far that bowlers have
just as important a role to play in winning T20 matches as batsmen do. DLF IPL
has created a distinction for the highest wicket taking bowler in the Purple Cap.
"The
purpose of this initiative is to continue to be innovative,
create a further unique piece of history that sets the DLF
Indian Premier League apart form the crowd, and to acknowledge
outstanding performance by the bowlers.
"The
bowler who wins the right to call himself Purple Cap Winner
2008 will certainly have earned the right to feel proud of
the achievement, since the prevailing thought is that T20
is a 'batsman's game' and the DLF IPL is blessed with many
of the world's greatest batsmen."
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