<P> The award was called the "man of the tournament" till the 2012 season . The IPL introduced the Most Valuable Player rating system in 2013, the leader of which would be named the "Most Valuable Player" at the end of the season . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Winners </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Shane Watson (RR) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Adam Gilchrist (DC) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sachin Tendulkar (MI) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Chris Gayle (RCB) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Sunil Narine (KKR) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Shane Watson (RR) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Andre Russell (KKR) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Virat Kohli (RCB) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Ben Stokes (RPS) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Sunil Narine (KKR) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr>

Who was awarded as man of the series in ipl 2018