9 Players who have won the Man of the tournament award in IPL history
To win the Man of the Tournament award is one of the most prestigious moments in a player’s career. Every cricketer desires to win the award in their playing career
To become the player of the tournament in the most prestigious cricket league known as the Indian Premier League is the lifetime dream of every cricket star. The title of the man of the tournament in IPL creates a huge spike in the career report of any cricketer.
11 seasons of IPL have been played so far from 2008 to 2018. Nine different players have won the Man of the Tournament award in IPL with two players winning it twice. So here is a look at the nine cricketers who had won the Man of the Tournament award are:
#1 Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals, 2008 and 2013)
Indian Premier League received a huge amount of success in its opening season itself which began in the year 2008.
Eight teams competed against each other for one glittering trophy from April to June 2008. Underdogs Rajasthan Royals emerged as the champions of the first season by beating Chennai Super Kings in the final.
The main pillar of the Rajasthan side was Shane Watson who won the man of the tournament award for his spectacular all-around performance throughout the season.
Watson scored 472 runs with the bat along with picking 17 crucial wickets with the ball in that season. His mind-boggling all-around performance helped him clinch his first man of the tournament award of IPL.
He won his second Man of the Tournament award in the year 2013 once again playing for Rajasthan Royals. Watson became the first player to achieve this feat twice in the history of IPL.