The Man of the Series award in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is given to the most outstanding player of the tournament. This award recognizes consistent performance across all aspects of the game, including batting, bowling, and fielding. In international cricket, the most Player of the Series awards record is held by Virat Kohli, who has won 21 awards across 163 series. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar with 20 awards in 183 series and Shakib Al Hasan with 17 awards in 162 series.
In the IPL, several legendary players have won the Man of the Series award. Sunil Narine has won it multiple times, including the latest in 2024 for Kolkata Knight Riders. Other notable winners include Shane Watson, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Andre Russell, and Jos Buttler.
List of Man of the Series in IPL
Shane Watson won the first award in 2008 for the Rajasthan Royals, as per reports. Other winners include Adam Gilchrist (2009), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), and Chris Gayle (2011). Sunil Narine has won it three times for Kolkata Knight Riders (2012, 2018, 2024), while Andre Russell won twice (2015, 2019) for the same team. Virat Kohli won in 2016 for his record-breaking season with the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Rajasthan Royals players have also won multiple times, including Watson (2008, 2013), Jofra Archer (2020), and Jos Buttler (2022). Ben Stokes won in 2017 for Rising Pune Supergiant, and Harshal Patel won in 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The following is the list of all the players who have been named the Man of the Series in IPL, as of March 2025:
| Year | Man of the Series | Team |
| 2008 | Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2009 | Adam Gilchrist | Deccan Chargers |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2012 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2013 | Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2014 | Glenn Maxwell | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2015 | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2017 | Ben Stokes | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 2018 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2019 | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2020 | Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2022 | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2023 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans |
| 2024 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders |
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