In the sport of cricket, a Player of the Series or Player of the Tournament award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, series and tournament,
Test
editMost Player of the Series awards
edit| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Muttiah Muralitharan |  Sri Lanka |
61 | 1992–2010 |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin |  India |
34 | 2011–present |
| Jacques Kallis |  South Africa |
61 | 1995–2013 | |
| 8 | Imran Khan |  Pakistan |
28 | 1971–1992 |
| Richard Hadlee |  New Zealand |
33 | 1973–1990 | |
| Shane Warne |  Australia |
46 | 1992–2007 | |
| 7 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan |
43 | 1985–2002 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul |  West Indies |
60 | 1994–2015 | |
| 6 | Malcolm Marshall | West Indies |
21 | 1978–1991 |
| Curtly Ambrose | West Indies |
27 | 1988–2000 | |
| Steve Waugh | Australia |
54 | 1985–2004 | |
|
Last updated: 6 December 2021[1] | ||||
ODI
editMost Player of the Series awards
edit| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sachin Tendulkar | India |
108 | 1989–2012 |
| 11 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka |
111 | 1989–2011 |
| 9 | Virat Kohli | India |
60 | 2008–present |
| Shaun Pollock | South Africa |
60 | 1996–2008 | |
| 8 | Chris Gayle | West Indies |
71 | 1999–present |
| 7 | Vivian Richards | West Indies |
40 | 1975–1991 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa |
49 | 2008–2019 | |
| Yuvraj Singh | India |
71 | 2000–2019 | |
| Sourav Ganguly | India |
75 | 1992–2007 | |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia |
77 | 1995–2012 | |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | India |
80 | 2004–2019 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh |
2006–2021 | ||
|
Last updated: 24 November 2022[2] | ||||
T20I
editMost Player of the Series awards
edit| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Virat Kohli | India |
39 | 2010–2024 |
| 5 | Babar Azam | Pakistan |
24 | 2016–present |
| 4 | Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan |
21 | 2015–present |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia |
30 | 2012–present | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh |
35 | 2006–present | |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan |
48 | 2006–present | |
| 3 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa |
24 | 2012–present |
| David Warner | Australia |
35 | 2009–2024 | |
| David Miller | South Africa |
38 | 2010–present | |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan |
42 | 2006–2018 | |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan |
47 | 2006–present | |
|
Last updated: 1 July 2024[3] | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2022.