In IPL, the purple cap is always given to the bowler who takes the most wickets. This year, Gujarat Titans fast bowler Kagiso Rabada won this award. But along with this he also made two shameful records in his name. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
Kagiso Rabada took the maximum of 29 wickets while playing 17 matches this season. But he also spent runs at an economy of 9.68. During this, the batsmen hit a lot of fours and sixes against him. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
A total of 100 fours and sixes were hit against Kagiso Rabada in IPL 2026, which is the highest in IPL history. He is the first bowler in this league to touch the figure of 100 fours and sixes. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
This season, the batsmen hit a total of 40 sixes against Kagiso Rabada, which is also the record for the most number of sixes hit in a single season of IPL. Before this, no bowler had hit even 35 sixes in a season. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
The important thing is that Kagiso Rabada won the Purple Cap for the second time in his IPL career. He won this award in the year 2020 also with 30 wickets. Before him, only Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel have been able to do this twice each. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)