IPL Emerging Player Winners List From 2008 to 2023

Here is the list of the players who have won the IPL Emerging Player of the Season Award from the inaugural to the 16th edition.

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Every year, the Indian Premier League witnesses some incredible amounts of talent. To recognize that talent, the "IPL Emerging Player of the Year" award is given to a young player who has excelled throughout the competition. This season is also not different. There were many young players who showed their potential throughout the competition. In this Article, We'll give a look at the players who have won the IPL Emerging Player of the Season Award from the inaugural edition to the 2023 season.

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Criteria for the IPL Emerging Player of the Year Winners:

  1. The player should have been born after 1st April 1996.
  2. Also, the player in contention should not have played more than 25 IPL matches at the start of an IPL season.
  3. The player should not have played more than 20 ODIs and 5 Test matches.
  4. And finally, the player in contention should not have won the award previously.

The slogan of the Indian Premier League is "Yatra Pratibha Avsara Prapnotihi," which translates to "Where talent meets opportunity." It explains a lot about the motto of the tournament as it provides a platform for young cricketers to showcase their talent to the entire world.

Shreevats Goswami from Royal Challengers Bangalore became the first player to win the Emerging Player of the Season award in IPL 2008 while Rohit Sharma won it in the 2009 edition playing for Deccan Chargers. Mustafizur Rahman is the only foreign player to claim the award so far, winning it in the 2016 season.

MI's Saurabh Tiwary won the award in 2010 while CSK's Iqbal Abdullah won it in 2011. Both players struggled after getting the award as they failed to replicate their heroics going ahead in their careers.

The other prominent names to win the award are Sanju Samson (2013), Axar Patel (2014), Shreyas Iyer (2015), Rishabh Pant (2018), Shubman Gill (2019) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (2021). Speedster Umran Malik won the award in the 2022 season. Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal won the IPL 2023 Emerging Player of the Season Award.

IPL Emerging Player Winners List: From 2008 to 2023:

Year Player Team
2008 Shreevats Goswami Royal Challengers Bangalore
2009 Rohit Sharma Deccan Chargers
2010 Saurabh Tiwary Mumbai Indians
2011 Iqbal Abdulla Kolkata Knight Riders
2012 Mandeep Singh Kings XI Punjab
2013 Sanju Samson Rajasthan Royals
2014 Axar Patel Kings XI Punjab
2015 Shreyas Iyer Delhi Daredevils
2016 Mustafizur Rahman Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017 Basil Thampi Gujarat Lions
2018 Rishabh Pant Delhi Capitals
2019 Shubman Gill Kolkata Knight Riders
2020 Devdutt Padikkal Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021 Ruturaj Gaikwad Chennai Super Kings
2022 Umran Malik Sunrisers Hyderabad
2023 Yashasvi Jaiswal Rajasthan Royals
Bcci T20I Cricket Ruturaj Gaikwad Yashasvi Jaiswal Axar Patel Rohit Sharma Shreyas Iyer Rishabh Pant Ipl Indian Premier League Ipl 2023 Sanju Samson Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Capitals Devdutt Padikkal