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:
- The player should have been born after 1st April 1996.
- Also, the player in contention should not have played more than 25 IPL matches at the start of an IPL season.
- The player should not have played more than 20 ODIs and 5 Test matches.
- 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 |