The Indian Premier League is the greatest T20 League in every aspect. This cash-rich tournament has gained an immense number of fans in the last ten years.
Many Players have gained huge popularity through this tournament. They have given their best in this tournament. T20 is a format where a single player can snatch a match from the opponents. Man of the Match is awarded to that specific player who does best in a game.
1. AB De Villiers
AB de Villiers is the greatest Overseas Player to play the IPL. He has changed the match situation on his own several times. The South African batsman smashed the top class bowlers at a crucial match stage. He has received the Man of the match award the most number of times.
2. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle is another Player who has taken the IPL to the next level. The Caribbean player is known for his power-hitting. Gayle holds the most number of records in the IPL. He has won several matches for his team. Gayle has won 22 Man of the Match awards.
3. Rohit Sharma
Rohit is the Most Successful Captain of the IPL. The Right-hand batsman has contributed with a bat also. He has played many memorable knocks in this league. Sharma name come among the highest run-scorers. He is one of the most successful opener of this tournament. He has been named the player of the match 18 times.
4. David Warner
David Warner will go down as the greatest overseas batsman of IPL history. The left-handed batsman has scored runs for fun in this tournament. He has won the Orange Cap for the most number of times. He has won 17 Man of the match awards in 11 editions of IPL. Warner is going to play for his old franchise Delhi in this year IPL.
5. MS Dhoni
Captain Cool Dhoni is one of the greatest captains in Cricket history. He has done the same for his franchise team. He is known as the greatest finisher in cricket history. Dhoni has led his team home several times. He won the Man of the match award 17 times. Most times he got this award for finishing matches and snatching victory from opponents jaw.
6. Yusuf Pathan
Yusuf Pathan is a former player of the Indian cricket team. The all-rounder didn't get enough games at the international level. However, he shows his potential in the IPL. He was named as one of the greatest all-rounders of this tournament. Yusuf Pathan has been awarded the man of the match 16 times.
7. Shane Watson
Shane Watson is one of the greatest all-rounders of cricket. His performance in the IPL is no different from international cricket. The Australian player won many games several times. He won 16 Men of the match awards in his IPL career.
8. Suresh Raina
Raina is known as Mr. IPL. The star batsman of Chennai has given many match winning knocks for his team. Raina played a big role in Chennai's championship campaign. He won 14 man of the match awards for his team. Raina ruled IPL for almost ten years.
9. Virat Kohli
The great Virat Kohli has a phenomenal record in the Indian Premier League. He is the most run-scorer of this T20 tournament. Kohli outclassed opponents completely out of the game for several times. The former RCB captain has won the man of the match award for 13 times. He has five IPL centuries. Most of them have comes in winning situation.
10. Ajinkya Rahane
Rahane is one of the iconic names of the IPL. The star batsman has played multiple match-winning knocks in his IPL career. Rahane mostly has played for Rajasthan in the IPL. He has been named as the player of the match for 12 times.
