Most Man of The Match in IPL: Rohit Sharma Tops List For Indians With Most Player of the Match Awards

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won his nineteenth man of the award in the Indian Premier League for his match-winning performance against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023.

Rohit, who surpassed David Warner on the overall list, leads the list for most man of the match award wins for Indian players in IPL, but trails the retired AB de Villiers with 25 and Chris Gayle with 22 in the overall list.

Rohit with 19 is followed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 17 and veteran Yusuf Pathan (16), with the trio making up the top three when it comes to most man of the match awards by Indian players in IPL.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is fourth in the list with 16 man of the match awards. Former Chennai Super Kings batter Suresh Raina, who is no longer part of the league, has won 14 man of match awards.

In the current top 10 for overall most man of the match awards list, only Warner, Dhoni, Rohit and Kohli are still actively part of IPL, while some seasoned stars and veterans including Shane Watson, Raina, and the top two of De Villiers and Gayle are not part of the league.

While batters and all-rounders have dominated the list over the years, only veteran spinner Amit Mishra, mystery spinner Sunil Narine and pacer Umesh Yadav are the bowlers that feature in the top 25 for most man of the match awards in IPL.

Meanwhile, the likes of KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Andre Russell, Jos Buttler, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal and the other stars continue to catch up on the top 25.

Most man of the match winners in IPL history by Indian Players