Player of the Series awards (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a Player of the Series or Player of the Tournament award is given to the outstanding player, who makes the most impact in a series or tournament.
Test
Most Player of the Series awards
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Muttiah Muralitharan |  Sri Lanka |
61 | 1992–2010 |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin |  India |
34 | 2011–2024 |
| Jacques Kallis |  South Africa |
61 | 1995–2013 | |
| 8 | Imran Khan |  Pakistan |
28 | 1971–1992 |
| Richard Hadlee |  New Zealand |
33 | 1973–1990 | |
| Shane Warne | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
Most Player of the Series awards
| 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
Most Player of the Series awards
| 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] | ||||
All formats
Note: Players in bold are still active in international cricket.
Most Player of the Series awards in international cricket
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Tests | ODIs | T20Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Virat Kohli | India |
163 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| 20 | Sachin Tendulkar | India |
183 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh |
162 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa |
148 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | David Warner | Australia |
126 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka |
176 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |
| 12 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India |
104 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies |
141 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| 11 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa |
107 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies |
136 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia |
147 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka |
155 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Last updated: 15 November 2024[4] | ||||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Individual records (captain , players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-serves awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.