Sunil Narine Set To Win MVP Award For Third Time In IPL 2024

Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine is leading the race for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in IPL 2024. With his outstanding performances, Narine is well on his way to securing his third MVP award in the history of the Indian Premier League.Narine has been in exceptional form throughout the tournament, and his closest competitor, Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has already been eliminated from the race after their defeat to Rajasthan Royals. This leaves Narine with no other challenge in his pursuit of the player of the tournament award.In the current season, Narine has scored an impressive 482 runs in 13 innings, including a century and three fifties. He has maintained a strike rate of 179.85, hitting 32 sixes and 50 fours. Additionally, he has also contributed with the ball, taking 16 wickets at an economy rate of 6.90.While Sunrisers Hyderabad players Travis Head, Pat Cummins, and Abhishek Sharma also feature in the top 10 list, it is highly unlikely that they will catch up to Narine unless they produce exceptional performances such as a century or a five-wicket haul. Here is a look at the current top 10 players in the race for the IPL 2024 MVP award:IPL 2024 MVP Leaderboard:Position | Player (Team) | Points | Matches---|---|---|---1 | Sunil Narine (KKR) | 431.5 | 142 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 315.5 | 153 | Travis Head (SRH) | 274.0 | 144 | Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 273.5 | 155 | Phil Salt (KKR) | 245.0 | 126 | Pat Cummins (SRH) | 240.0 | 157 | Sam Curran (PBKS) | 238.5 | 138 | Riyan Parag (RR) | 238.0 | 169 | Nicholas Pooran (LSG) | 234.0 | 1410 | Axar Patel (DC) | 233.5 | 14Narine's teammate Andre Russell also has the opportunity to enter the top 10 during the IPL 2024 Final against Sunrisers Hyderabad. It is worth noting that the MVP award was introduced in the Indian Premier League in the 2013 season, replacing the player of the tournament award that was given from 2008 to 2012.The Most Valuable Player in IPL is ranked based on a special rating system that rewards players with points for various achievements such as fours, sixes, wickets, dot balls, catches, run outs, and stumpings. Each four earns a player 2.5 points, while a six is worth 3.5 points. Similarly, a wicket, dot ball, catch, or stumping is valued at 3.5 points, and all these points are totaled at the end of the season to determine the MVP.Since its introduction in 2013, there have been 13 different players who have won the IPL MVP award in the 17 seasons so far. Former Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals star Shane Watson has won the award twice, while Andre Russell has also claimed it twice.However, Sunil Narine is set to surpass Russell and Watson with his third MVP award in IPL 2024. Here is a list of all the MVP award winners from 2008 to 2024:Most Valuable Player in IPL from 2008 to 2024 - All-time MVP Award Winners:Season | IPL MVP Winner | Team---|---|---2008 | Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals2009 | Adam Gilchrist | Deccan Chargers2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians2011 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore2012 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders2013 | Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals2014 | Glenn Maxwell | Punjab Kings2015 | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders2016 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore2017 | Ben Stokes | Rising Pune Supergiant2018 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders2019 | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders2020 | Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals2021 | Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore2024 | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals2023 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans2024 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight RidersWith his exceptional performances and consistent contributions to the Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Narine is on track to secure his third MVP award in IPL 2024.