List of Indian Premier League awards

List of Indian Premier League awards

The Indian Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket competition based in India. The tournament honours players with several awards at the end of each season. They are Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Maximum Sixes Award, Most Valuable Player and Emerging Player of the Year.

About List of Indian Premier League awards in brief

Summary List of Indian Premier League awardsThe Indian Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket competition based in India. The tournament honours players with several awards at the end of each season. They are Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Maximum Sixes Award, Most Valuable Player and Emerging Player of the Year. The Purple Cap is presented to the leading wicket-taker in the IPL. The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team with the best record of fair play.

The winner is decided on the basis of the points the umpires give to the teams. The award was presented for the best under-19 player in 2008 and 2009 and 2010, being called ‘Under-23 Success of the Tournament’ In 2011 and 2012, the award was known as ‘Rising Star of the year’, while, in 2013, it was called ‘Best Young player of the season’