New Delhi, March 28 -- Shardul Thakur made yet another comeback in his cricketing career as he not only filled in ably for LSG pacer Mohsin Khan, but also now holds the coveted Purple Cap for most wickets in this season's IPL after a magnificent spell against LSG on Thursday.

The Mumbai-based all-rounder has fallen out of favor with the Indian team management and the introduction of the Impact Player rule in the IPl has also seen his stock in the cash-rich league plummet, so much so that he went unsold in this year's buying process.

Thakur had planned to spend his summer with Essex and play county cricket for the first time. But with LSG pacers Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan and Akash Deep all looking in trouble, the team mentor ...