Sai Sudharsan, the Orange Cap holder, has been named the “Emerging Player of the season” in IPL 2025. The Tamil Nadu star has arguably been the best batter in the recent edition of the tournament, displaying stellar consistency. Despite failing to take Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2025 final, Sudharsan was one of the most consistent batters this year.
Sudharsan named emerging player of the year
Sai Sudharsan finished the season with 759 runs to his name from 14 matches. He averaged 54.21, and scored one century and 6 fifties in IPL 2025. He finished the season as GT’s highest run-getter, having scored 88 fours and 21 sixes. He also finished as the batter who scored the most fours in this season.
Sai, Gill and Buttler etched their names in the history books of IPL by becoming the only trio from an team to go past 500 runs each in an IPL season.
| Year | Mat | Runs | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2025 | 15 | 759 | 54.21 | 156.17 | 1 | 6 |
| IPL 2024 | 12 | 527 | 47.90 | 141.28 | 1 | 2 |
| IPL 2023 | 8 | 362 | 51.71 | 141.40 | 0 | 3 |
| IPL 2022 | 5 | 145 | 36.25 | 127.19 | 0 | 1 |
Sudharsan was retained by GT for Rs 8.50 crore by GT ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. He managed to justify his price tag with his performances from domestic tournaments spilling into the IPL as well. As a result, he earned his maiden call-up to the Indian Test squad for the upcoming five-match series against England.
