10 Players With Most Man Of The Series Awards In International Cricket

A player gives his all when it comes to winning matches for his team, and these kinds of performances sometimes last till the end of the series. In this article, we look at the Top 10 Players With the Most Man Of The Series Awards in International Cricket.

10 Players With Most Man Of The Series Awards In International Cricket

10. Joe Root

The former England captain Joe Root has been adjudged the Man of the Series on 11 occasions, which includes six in the longest format of the game and five in ODIs, making him the English player with the most Man of the Series awards.

9. Shaun Pollock

Shaun Pollock won several matches for South Africa with both bat and ball and was known to be a match-winner because of his heroics in all three departments of the game. The all-rounder won 11 Man of the Series awards.

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8. Chris Gayle

Universe Boss, as he is famously known, ended up winning 12 Player of the Series awards in his career. The hard-hitting batter won eight awards in ODIs and two each in Tests and T20Is.

7. Ravichandran Ashwin

Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is seventh on the list of players with the most Player of the Series award in International cricket. Ashwin succeeded in winning 12 such awards, most of which came in Test cricket.

Ashwin was acknowledged 11 times for his performance in the Test series, while his other series-winning performance came in the T20I.

6. Sanath Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka's former World Cup-winning all-rounder, Sanath Jayasuriya, is also included in this prestigious list with 13 awards against his name, which makes him the Sri Lankan with the most Player of the Series awards in International cricket.

5. David Warner

Former Australian batter David Warner also features in this list. The left-handed aggressive opening batter bagged 13 POTS awards. Warner won five of these awards in Tests while three and five in ODIs and T20Is.

4. Jacques Kallis

South Africa's legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis finds himself in the fourth spot in this list with 15 awards.

3. Shakib Al Hasan

One of Bangladesh's most experienced players, Shakib Al Hasan, takes the third position with 17 Man of the Series awards and is the recipient of the most number of such awards as far as Bangladesh is concerned.

2. Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar won 20 Man of the Series awards in his career, which included 5 in Tests and 15 in ODIs. Tendulkar was the backbone of India's batting, especially in the late 90s and early 2000s.

1. Virat Kohli

The former Indian captain Virat Kohli has won the most number of Player of the Series awards in International cricket, 21 to be precise. Out of the 21 awards, 3 have come in Tests, while 11 and 7 have come in ODIs and T20Is, respectively.