MVPs and Emerging Players: Every IPL Award Winner Since 2008
Narine has three MVP awards. The Emerging Player list reads like a who's who of Indian cricket.
Alongside the Orange and Purple Caps, the IPL hands out two season awards that often start long arguments: the Most Valuable Player, for the season's best all-round performer, and the Emerging Player of the Season, for a young player early in his career.
Most Valuable Player
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shane Watson | RR Rajasthan Royals |
| 2009 | Adam Gilchrist | DEC Deccan Chargers |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | MI Mumbai Indians |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2012 | Sunil Narine | KKR Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2013 | Shane Watson | RR Rajasthan Royals |
| 2014 | Glenn Maxwell | KXIP Kings XI Punjab |
| 2015 | Andre Russell | KKR Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2017 | Ben Stokes | RPS Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 2018 | Sunil Narine | KKR Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2019 | Andre Russell | KKR Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2020 | Jofra Archer | RR Rajasthan Royals |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2022 | Jos Buttler | RR Rajasthan Royals |
| 2023 | Shubman Gill | GT Gujarat Titans |
| 2024 | Sunil Narine | KKR Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2025 | Suryakumar Yadav | MI Mumbai Indians |
The award rewards impact with bat and ball, which is why all-rounders do so well. Sunil Narine is the only three-time winner, first as a mystery spinner in 2012 and most recently, in 2024, as an explosive opening batter as well. Shane Watson and Andre Russell have won it twice each.
Emerging Player of the Season
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shreevats Goswami | RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2009 | Rohit Sharma | DEC Deccan Chargers |
| 2010 | Saurabh Tiwary | MI Mumbai Indians |
| 2011 | Iqbal Abdulla | KKR Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2012 | Mandeep Singh | KXIP Kings XI Punjab |
| 2013 | Sanju Samson | RR Rajasthan Royals |
| 2014 | Axar Patel | KXIP Kings XI Punjab |
| 2015 | Shreyas Iyer | DD Delhi Daredevils |
| 2016 | Mustafizur Rahman | SRH Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2017 | Basil Thampi | GL Gujarat Lions |
| 2018 | Rishabh Pant | DD Delhi Daredevils |
| 2019 | Shubman Gill | KKR Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2020 | Devdutt Padikkal | RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK Chennai Super Kings |
| 2022 | Umran Malik | SRH Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2023 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | RR Rajasthan Royals |
| 2024 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | SRH Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2025 | Sai Sudharsan | GT Gujarat Titans |
Read down the list and you find a remarkable number of future India stars. Rohit Sharma won it in 2009 and went on to captain his country. Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal all won it before becoming established international players.
The award is not only for Indian players. Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman won it in 2016 for his cutters with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Winning more than one prize
- Ruturaj Gaikwad won the Emerging Player award and the Orange Cap in 2021, and Chennai won the title too.
- Sai Sudharsan did the same double in 2025, with 759 runs for Gujarat Titans.
- Shubman Gill was Emerging Player in 2019 and came back in 2023 to win both the MVP award and the Orange Cap.
- Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Chris Gayle (2011), Virat Kohli (2016), Harshal Patel (2021) and Jos Buttler (2022) each won the MVP award in the same season as a cap.
The Emerging Player award tends to spot talent early. The MVP award tells you who a season actually belonged to.
Stats in this article are correct to the end of the 2025 IPL season.
