IPL 2023: Emerging Player of the Season

The 2023 season of the IPL was the best season of the league to date as the quality of cricket that was played was just phenomenal. At the end of the tournament, it is safe to say that Indian cricket is in very safe hands and the future is going to be really bright. So many players have emerged this season as saviors for their respective teams and have shown that the quality of international as well as franchise cricket is only going to increase day by day.

In this piece, we are going to talk about the emerging player of the season and some other players who were indeed emerging for their franchises and are going to do wonders for their nations as well.

A 21-year-old left-handed opener from a small town in Uttar Pradesh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, won the award for the emerging player of the season. He scored 625 runs this IPL season at an average of 48.08 in just 14 innings.

Even though he scored a century this season, his best innings was when he scored 98* in just 47 balls against the Kolkata Knight Riders and just took on the bowling attack to cleaners. He played an absolutely mad inning that day and also made the record for the fastest fifty in IPL.

Below is the list of the top 5 other emerging players who stood out for their teams and have a bright future ahead of them.

1. Rinku Singh (Kolkata Knight Riders)

The story of the 2023 IPL season was Rinku Singh. The way he emerged onto the scene and bailed his team out of difficult situations was just fantastic. He scored 474 runs throughout the tournament and that too batting below the number 5 position. His standout performance was against Gujarat Titans where KKR needed 28 to win off the last over and Rinku scored five consecutive sixes.

 

 

2. Matheesha Pathirana (Chennai Super Kings)

Another interesting story of this IPL was Matheesha Pathirana. The Sri Lankan pacer with a unique action showed tremendous courage and calmness under pressure and bowled brilliantly at the death. He showed his capability to bowl consistent lines and lengths and hit that Yorker mark during the last overs. He took 19 wickets in the tournament.

 

3. Noor Ahmad (Gujarat Titans)

There’s something about Afghanistan and producing world-class spinners you will feel because once again, a new mystery spinner has entered the cricketing world with a bang. Noor Ahmad, left-arm chinaman, was brilliant for Gujarat Titans this season taking 16 wickets and bowling really well alongside his countryman, Rashid Khan.

 

4. Jitesh Sharma (Punjab Kings)

In a grim season for the Punjab franchise, Jitesh Sharma was among the very few positives for the team. He showed his impeccable power-hitting game and finished many games for his team. He batted with a strike rate of over 150 throughout the season and has a very good future ahead of him if he continues to put in the hard work.

 

5. Nehal Wadhera (Mumbai Indians)

This southpaw from Punjab playing for MI this season showed great temperament and maturity while batting this season. He was not able to score many runs but some of the innings he played were really impactful. His strike rate was 145 this season and he scored two important fifties as well.