IPL Emerging Player Award Winners: Every year BCCI – the official administrator of IPL will award the “IPL Emerging Player Award” to a young player who performs extraordinarily throughout the competition.
The player should fulfil certain criteria to be awarded which we explained below. Now have a look at the full list of IPL Emerging Player Award Winners below:
IPL Emerging Player Award Winners
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Shreevats Goswami won the first-ever IPL Emerging Player Award in the 2008 season. Mustafizur Rahman is the only overseas player to claim the award so far, winning it in the 2016 season while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Check out the full list of IPL Emerging Player Award Winners below:
| Year | Winner | Team |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| 2024 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2023 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2022 | Umran Malik | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2020 | Devdutt Padikkal | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2019 | Shubman Gill | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2018 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals |
| 2017 | Basil Thampi | Gujarat Lions |
| 2016 | Mustafizur Rahman | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2015 | Shreyas Iyer | Delhi Daredevils |
| 2014 | Axar Patel | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2013 | Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2012 | Mandeep Singh | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2011 | Iqbal Abdulla | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2010 | Saurabh Tiwary | Mumbai Indians |
| 2009 | Rohit Sharma | Deccan Chargers |
| 2008 | Shreevats Goswami | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Eligible Criteria for IPL Emerging Player of the Year Winner
- The player should have been born after 1st April 1996.
- Also, the player in contention should not have played more than 25 Indian Premier League 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.
FAQ
Who won the first-ever IPL Emerging Player of the Year Award?
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Shreevats Goswami won the first-ever IPL Emerging Player Award in the 2008 season.
How many foreign players have won the IPL Emerging Player of the Year Award?
Only one foreign player has won the IPL Emerging Player of the Year Award so far. Mustafizur Rahman won the award in the 2016 season while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Who won the IPL Emerging Player of the Year Award last season?
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Nitish Kumar Reddy won the IPL Emerging Player of the Year Award last season.
How much will the IPL Emerging Player of the Year Award winner will receive?
The IPL Emerging Player of the Year Award winner will receive a cash prize of INR 10 lakh.
