IPL: 5 players with the most number of Man of the Match awards 

#3 Yusuf Pathan

Known for his brutal hitting, this biggie started his IPL career under the Rajasthan Royals, where he scored the fastest half-century as well as the fastest century by any batsman in the IPL. His match-winning performances saw him getting sold for a whopping $2.1 million to the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction 2011.

Pathan has won 16 MoM awards in 149 matches and this is the most number of MoM awards won by an Indian. Of the 16 MoM awards won, he won it 9 times while playing for the Rajasthan Royals and 7 times while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders.