IPL Incredible Awards: A total of 6 awards have been categorised under the IPL Incredible Awards. The awards will be announced on Star Sports on February 20, the day the first IPL auction took place 15 years ago
IPL Incredible Awards
IPL Incredible Awards: To celebrate the top performers in the league so far, Star Sports on partnering with ESPNcricinfo introduced IPL Incredible Awards.
- Best Captain in the IPL: Rohit Sharma
- Best Batter in the IPL: Ab De Villiers
- Best Batting in an IPL season: Virat Kohli(2016)
- Best Overall Impact in the IPL: Andre Russell
- Best Bowler in the IPL: Jasprit Bumrah
- Best Bowling in an IPL season: Sunil Narine(2012)
Best Captain in the IPL
Rohit Sharma won the Best Captain title in the IPL Incredible Awards. Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma led the team to win a total of 5 trophies in 15 years. As a captain between 2013-22, Rohit Sharma played 143 matches as captain and won 79 matches with a win percentage of 56.64.
Nominees for Best Captain in the IPL
- Gautam Gambhir
- MS Dhoni
- Rohit Sharma
- Shane Warne
Best Batter in the IPL
Former RCB player Ab De Villiers won the Best Batter in the IPL title in the IPL Incredible Awards. After playing for 14 years, Ab De Villiers announced his retirement from IPL on 19 November 2021.
ABD made his IPL debut in 2008 and played 184 matches and scored 5162 runs at an average of 39.71 which includes 3 centuries and 40 half-centuries. His best came out in the 2016 season where the South African-born scored 687 runs at a strike rate of 168.979.
Nominees for Best Batter in the IPL
- AB de Villiers
- Chris Gayle
- David Warner
- Suresh Raina
Best Batting in an IPL season
Aggressive batter Virat Kohli won the Best Batting in an IPL season award for his impressive performance in the 2016 season. In the 2016 IPL, Virat Kohli scored massive 973 runs at a strike rate of 152.03.
Nominees for Best Batting in an IPL season
- Chris Gayle – 2011
- Virat Kohli – 2016
- David Warner – 2016
- Jos Buttler – 2022
Best Overall Impact in the IPL
The Caribbean allrounder Andre Russell is one of the few players who has the capability to turn the match flow with his batting and bowling skills at any point of the match. Russell overall played 98 matches and scored 2035 runs and bagged 89 wickets since his debut in 2012.
Nominees for Best Overall Impact in the IPL:
- Sunil Narine
- Andre Russell
- Shane Watson
- Rashid Khan
Best Bowler in the IPL
Indian spearhead Jasprit Bumrah who played for Mumbai Indians since 2013 played 120 matches so far and bagged 145 wickets at an economic rate of 7.39. He also bagged 2 four wickets hauls and one 5 wickets haul. His best came out in the 2020 IPL where he bagged 27 wickets from playing 15 matches.
Nominees for Best Bowler in the IPL:
- Rashid Khan
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Sunil Narine
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Best Bowling in an IPL season
One of the mainstays of KKR’s bowling attack for years, Sunil Narine bagged the Best Bowling in an IPL season award for his impressive performance in 2012. In his debut year, Narine bagged 24 wickets at an economy rate of 5.47.
Nominees for Best Bowler in the IPL:
- Sunil Narine, 2012
- Rashid Khan, 2018
- Jofra Archer, 2020
- Yuzvendra Chahal, 2022
