TATA IPL 2022: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar tops the list of most wickets taken in first over of the league

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, an India medium-pacer, has been one of the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s greatest wicket-takers.

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar of the Sunrisers Hyderabad leads the list of most wickets taken in the first over of the Indian Premier League with 20 in his record.

Kumar dismissed Mandeep Singh for 0 runs in five balls in the first over in the 50th match of the ongoing IPL 2022.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar also continued his outstanding form with the ball in 2017, becoming the first bowler in IPL history to win consecutive Purple Caps after taking 26 wickets in 14 matches.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, an India medium-pacer, has been one of the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s greatest wicket-takers. He has also been the head of the SRH pace attack in the past, and he will be one of the franchise’s bowling constants. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has 142 wickets to his name, including his best bowling statistics of 5/19 in 2017.

Sunrisers Hyderabad purchased Bhuvneshwar Kumar at the IPL 2022 auction. The team spent Rs. 4.20 crores to add the player to their roster. Before the auction, Kumar set a base price of Rs. 2 crores. Sunrisers Hyderabad had previously released him.