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MUMBAI:
The DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) has announced the induction
of the "Orange Cap" initiative.
The
"Orange Cap" will be awarded to the batsman with
the most cumulative runs to his name on each day of the season.
Also,
the batsman will wear the "Orange Cap" to the field.
At the end of the season, the holder of the "Cap"
will win the Orange Cap Winner 2008 title at the Mumbai grand
finals.
New
Zealand stumper Brendon McCullum of the Kolkata Knight Riders
team currently is the holder of the "Orange Cap"
as the highest cumulative runscorer in the League.
This
is due to his world record 158 scored against the Bangalore
Royal Challengers at the inaugural game on 18 April.
He
is closely followed by Chennai Super Kings' Michael Hussey,
while captain of the Delhi Daredevils, Virender Sehwag, and
Chennai Super Kings' opening batsman Matthew Hayden are tied
at number three.
While Hayden scored a 81 off 46 balls against the Mumbai Indians
to achieve a joint third position in the “Orange Cap”
standings, Sehwag catapulted to third position through his
exploits with the bat at Hyderabad.
DLF
IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said, "The purpose
of this initiative is to reward outstanding achievements by
the players. The player who wins the right to call himself
Orange Cap Winner 2008 will certainly have earned the right
to feel proud of the achievement; such is the international
array of talent that we are blessed with for our first season
of the DLF Indian Premier League."
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