The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is drawing to a close and will witness the final showdown on 3 June 2025 at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have already secured their place in the final clash with a dominant victory over Punjab Kings fueling the unwavering excitement of IPL aficionados to an unparalleled extent.
The IPL 2025 edition has undoubtedly been one of the most memorable and thrilling editions of the Indian Premier League ever witnessed by the fans, with numerous seasoned as well as uncapped players taking command of their squads and outshining as the ultimate flag bearers.
In this article we will take a look at the top five players of the IPL 2025 season who turned out to be most valuable for their respective teams.
IPL 2025: Top 5 Most Valuable Players Of The Season
Josh Hazlewood – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
The 34-year-old sensational Australian international cricketer, Josh Hazlewood, is at the first spot in our list of the top five most valuable players of the IPL 2025 season. The annihilating Australian bowler, Josh Hazlewood, was acquired by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for a staggering INR 12.50 crore at the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024.
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Well, Josh Hazlewood undoubtedly justified his hefty auction price throughout the IPL 2025 edition and picked up a total of 21 wickets in the eleven matches that he played at a brilliant economy rate of 8.33, making him one of the most crucial and worthy players for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad.
Prasidh Krishna – Gujarat Titans (GT)
At the second spot in our list of the top five players of the IPL 2025 season who turned out to be most valuable to their respective teams, we have the iconic Indian international cricketer, Prasidh Krishna, who was officially picked up by the Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise for a whopping auction price of INR 9.5 crore making him one of the most expensive players of the GT squad in the IPL 2025 edition.
Krishna outshined as one of the most lethal bowlers of the season and picked up the second-highest total of twenty-three wickets in fourteen matches for the Gujarat Titans (GT). Interestingly, Prasidh Krishna garnered immense praise for his “Player of the Match” performance with figures of 2/18 in the league stage match against Mumbai Indians (MI).
Jasprit Bumrah – Mumbai Indians (MI)
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top five most valuable players of the IPL 2025 season, we have the Indian pace spearhead bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has been a mainstay for the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise since his debut in the IPL 2013 season.
The Mumbai Indians (MI) ended up spending an unbelievable sum of INR 18 crore in order to retain Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the IPL 2025 season. Although Bumrah ended up missing out on the initial few matches due to injuries, he ended up making a roaring comeback and picked up an exceptional total of 22 wickets in the ten matches that he played for the franchise throughout the 18th edition of the IPL.
Arshdeep Singh – Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Now, at the fourth spot in our list of the top five players of the IPL 2025 season, we have the 26-year-old Indian international cricketer, Arshdeep Singh, who was an integral member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup, and was the joint-highest wicket taker of the tournament.
Arshdeep Singh was acquired by the Punjab Kings (PBKS) for a whopping INR 18 crore at the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024. Well, entirely justifying his high-auction bracket, Arshdeep turned out to be one of the most reliable and consistent bowlers for the PBKS squad throughout the IPL 2025 edition and picked up a total of eighteen wickets in fifteen matches that he played at an economy rate of 8.62.
Noor Ahmad – Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Finally, at the fifth spot in our list of the five most valuable players of the IPL 2025 season who transformed the game for their teams, we have the iconic Afghan international cricketer, Noor Ahmad, who made his international debut for the national team in June 2022 and has been one of the most glitzy names in the realm of cricket ever since.
Owing to his extremely successful and unorthodox bowling exploits, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise acquired Noor Ahmad for a staggering INR 10 crore, which was a significant increase as compared to his previous edition’s auction price of INR 30 lakhs for the Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise. Noor Ahmad undoubtedly had an excellent season with the CSK franchise and picked up the highest total of 24 wickets in the 14 matches that he played throughout the season with an economy rate of 8.16.
