3 players who have won the MVP award twice in IPL history

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is one of the most important awards that is given to a player who has performed well in all aspects of the game throughout the tournament in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Many cricketers playing in the IPL dream about bagging the award at least once. However, few players have managed to win the award not once, but twice. Let us take a look.

Shane Watson (IPL 2008 and IPL 2013)

Australian allrounder Shane Watson achieved this feat during the 2008 and 2013 editions. In IPL 2008, Watson was representing the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and helped his franchise win the tournament in the very first go. He scored 472 runs at an average of 47.2 and strike rate of 151.76, along with four fifties, and also grabbed 17 wickets. In 2013, Watson amassed 543 runs at an average of 38.78 and a strike rate of 142.89. With the ball, he scalped 13 wickets at an economy rate of 7.15.

Sunil Narine (IPL 2012 and IPL 2018)

An integral part of the two-time champions KKR, West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine has bagged the MVP award twice, in 2012 and 2018. In IPL 2012, Narine scalped a total of 24 wickets in 15 games at an excellent economy rate of 5.47. In IPL 2018, the left-handed batter scored 357 runs and also scalped a total of 17 wickets in 16 matches.

Andre Russell (IPL 2015 and IPL 2019)

One of the most powerful batters to play in IPL history, Andre Russell from KKR has bagged the award twice as well. In IPL 2015, the right-handed batter amassed 326 runs in 13 games at a destructive strike rate of 192.89. He also picked up 14 wickets in 13 matches at an economy rate of 7.96 to bag the award. In IPL 2019, he bettered himself as he stroked 510 runs in 14 games at an average of 56.66 and a strike rate of 204.81. Russell also bagged 11 wickets in that tournament to get his second MVP award in the tournament.