Winners of the Sahara IPL Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony held on April 23, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai. The winners were judged by a jury comprising Lalit Modi (Chairperson), Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Javagal Srinath, Simon Taufel, and Harsha Bogle.
Among the notable awardees were Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians), who was adjudged the Best Batsman. Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers) was declared the Best Bowler. The Best Debut Performance award went to Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians), while Jacques Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore) was declared the Most Consistent Performer.
AB de Villiers (Delhi Daredevils) bagged the Best Fielder’s award, while Harbhajan Singh (Mumbai Indians) won the Best Dramatic Performance award. Anil Kumble’s (Royal Challengers Bangalore) was adjudged the Best Breakthrough Performance 2009. M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, was declared the Best Ground.