10 Players With Most Man Of The Match Awards In International Cricket
Published - 16 Jun 2025, 02:16 PM
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A player puts his best foot forward while taking the field at the start of a match and tries to perform to the best of his ability. In this article, we look at the Top 10 Players With the Most Man Of The Match Awards in International Cricket.
10 Players With Most Man Of The Match Awards In International Cricket
10. Brian Lara
The former West Indies captain Brian Lara was the recipient of 42 Man of the Match awards as a player, which include 12 in the longest format of the game and 30 in ODIs, making him the West Indian player with the most Man of the Match awards.
9. Shahid Afridi
Afridi won several matches for Pakistan in his playing days and was known to be a match-winner because of his heroics in all three departments of the game. The all-rounder won 43 Man of the Match awards.
8. Rohit Sharma
Only the second Indian captain to win multiple ICC trophies, Rohit Sharma has also taken the responsibility upon himself as a batter to play match-winning innings for his team.
The right-hander has won 44 Player of the Match awards so far, which includes the award he won in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy.
7. Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan is the only Bangladeshi player in this list. The all-rounder has won 45 MOTM awards so far, having last played International cricket in 2024, and has the second most awards among active players.
6. Ricky Ponting
Australia's former World Cup-winning captain, Ricky Ponting, is also included in this elite list with 49 awards against his name, which makes him the Australian with the most Player of the Match awards in International cricket.
5. Kumar Sangakkara
Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara finds himself in the fifth position as far as players with the most Man of the Match awards are concerned. The wicketkeeper batter was acknowledged for his contribution on 50 occasions.
4. Jacques Kallis
South Africa's legendary fast bowler and top-order batter Jacques Kallis takes the fourth spot in this list with 57 awards.
3. Sanath Jayasuriya
The Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya bagged 58 Player of the Match awards in his career, which spanned from 1989-2011, including 4 in Tests, 48 in ODIs, and 6 in T20Is.
2. Virat Kohli
The former Indian captain Virat Kohli holds the record for winning the second-most Player of the Match awards in International cricket.
Kohli has won this award on 69 occasions (10 Tests, 43 ODIs, 16 T20Is) and tops the chart as far as active players with the most MOTM awards are concerned.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
The leading run scorer in International cricket takes the top spot in this list as well. Sachin Tendulkar won 76 Man of the Match awards in International cricket, which includes 14 in Tests and 62 in ODIs.
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