Shubman Gill, who recently made his mark in international cricket, had a dream IPL season this year. Shubman, who plays for the Gujarat Titans won the IPL 2023 Orange Cap for scoring 890 runs in 17 matches. He smashed three centuries in the last five games of the season. Shubman Gill was also named Most valuable player of the season and Game changer of the season
2023 has been Shubman Gill’s year so far as he scored a Test hundred against Australia at home, an ODI double hundred and a first T20I century against New Zealand. He is set to compete in the World Test Championship final against Australia at the Oval on June 7
The ‘Emerging Player of the Season’ for IPL 2023, Yashasvi Jaiswal made his mark on the tournament with his 600+ knock in the tournament. Yashasvi scored 625 runs in 14 innings for his team Rajasthan Royals. He struck the fastest half-century in the history of IPL in just 13 balls. Overall, he scored five half-centuries and one century in the tournament. He also scored the highest number of runs by an uncapped player in a single season
Gujarat Titans lost the final on the last ball, but they did give the highest-ever IPL Final target of 215 runs to Chennai Super Kings. One of the major contributors to that score was Sai Sudharsan with his knock of 96 runs in 47 balls. This was his highest-ever score and also the highest runs made by an uncapped player in an IPL final
The wonderkid of Kolkata Knight Riders, Rinku Singh lived up to his worth this season. His six-hitting ability was put to use when he did the impossible, chasing the highest-ever target against the defending champions, Gujarat Titans. This season, he scored 474 runs in 14 innings with an average of 59.25. He scored 4-half-centuries this season
Despite Mumbai Indians missing the IPL final this season, Tilak Varma continued to shine for his team. The 20-year-old from Hyderabad had an exceptional IPL season as he scored 343 runs in 11 innings. His 84 not-out against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season opener match was his highest score in the tournament. He even scored 43 runs in the second qualifier against Gujarat Titans
The opener of Chennai Super Kings helped his team clinch the title once again by scoring 590 runs in 16 innings in the tournament. Ruturaj scored four half-centuries while maintaining an average of 42.14. He is also a part of Team India facing Australia in the WTC final on June 7. Although he is getting married on June 3, so he might not make it
Mumbai Indians’ wicketkeeper once again showed his excellence this season even though he couldn’t help his team go past the Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2. Kishan scored 454 runs in 16 innings including three half-centuries. He missed his chance to bat against Gujarat in Qualifier 2 due to a concussion
Punjab Kings needed a finisher for years and they got one in Jitesh Sharma. The Vidarbha batter scored 309 runs in 14 innings with an impressive strike rate of 156.06. Sharma has been PBKS’ primary wicket-keeper this season. His 119-run partnership with Liam Livingstone and his 49 not-out against Mumbai in Mohali, led Punjab to its fourth consecutive 200-plus score in IPL 2023, making Punjab the only team to accomplish the feat for the first time in IPL history
Sunrisers Hyderabad has always been known for their good eye for youngsters, be it Umran Malik, Abdul Samad or Abhishek Sharma. The new entry in the list is Vivrant Sharma, an all-rounder from Jammu and Kashmir, whose knock of 69 runs became the highest for any batsman in their maiden IPL innings. Vivrant has been part of the SRH set-up as a net bowler but his batting impressed the management, so, they acquired him this year for Rs 2.6 crore by outbidding Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction