Top 10 Players With Most Man Of The Series Awards In ODI Cricket

Top 10 Players With Most Man Of The Series Awards In ODI Cricket; A bilateral series or a tournament will always be a make or break for a player irrespective of the format. A few players might lose their plot in their respective team while a few players will make the most of the opportunity to cement their position. The best performers will be awarded the man of the series, which certainly raises the standards of a player. Eventually, it helps to survive in the team for a period of time.

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Many great cricketers have been named the player of the series owing to the essential contribution that they enacted in the series. Off them, a few players have collected the trophy on a repeated basis, which showed their dominance in the game of cricket. Meanwhile, we figured out 10 players with the most number of man of the series awards during their ODI career.

10 Players With Most Man Of The Series Awards In ODI Cricket:

10. Ricky Ponting – 7

Ricky Ponting is an Australian former cricket team captain and is considered as one of the best batsmen of the game. He has led Australia to World Cup victories and is also their highest run-scorer in ODIs and Tests. He is also the only player to win more than 100 Test matches. During his blistering career, Ricky Ponting was adjudged man of the series for 7 times in ODI format of the game.

The former Aussie skipper and batsman, Ricky Ponting narrowly edged out Dhoni to be placed at number 10 after having won the award a total of 7 times in 77 series.

9. Sourav Ganguly – 7

The stylish southpaw of India, who is known for his off-side batting also finds a place in the chart. He also bagged the trophy for 7 times in his career. However, he did that in a couple of less series’ than Ricky Ponting.

Besides his stellar batting, he was more than a handy medium pacer who got the ball to move around in seaming conditions. Ganguly had the knack of breaking partnerships and was fondly dubbed as the ‘Man with the Golden Arm’. The extra ability to bowl has earned him a huge success in the game.

8. Yuvraj Singh – 7

Yet another stylish southpaw from India makes into the chart. Yuvraj Singh has always been sensational for the Indian cricket team with his fireworks with the bat and those match-turning spells with the ball. This also includes that iconic MoS award that the Indian ODI vice-captain won in the 2011 World Cup.

Arguably, he is one of the best cricketers that Indian cricket has produced. The stylish southpaw from Chandigarh has won many matches for India and is best known for his big-hitting ability. In total, he won 7 Man of the Series Awards in his 71 series’ appearances.

7. Hashim Amla – 7

The South Star player is one of the greatest of the game. The flamboyant batsman showed his class to the world with his incredible batting across the formats. He got the knack of scoring runs against the spin or fast bowlers. Recently, he called curtains on his stellar career across the formats.

Amla has won 7 awards in 47 series that he played. This is one of the staggering records of him, as none other achieved 7 awards in such a low tally in the last decade.

6. Vivian Richards – 7

The flamboyant cricket is one of the best in the business during his times. His enormous cricketing skills used to threaten the opposition even before their arrival to West Indies. Such has been his impact with the bat during those times. He won the award 7 times in as less as 40 series that he was a part of.

Richards has represented Windies in 187 ODIs scoring 6721 runs at an average of 47. He has been the role-model for many legendary cricketers over the years.

5. Chris Gayle – 8

West Indian batting genius Chris Gayle was an exceptional stroke maker in ODI arena. The immensely talented left-hander made batting look pleasing to the eye with his wristy stroke play and sublime timing. Gayle looked like a magician with the willow courtesy his incredible timing on the ball and power to hit the ball out of the park.

The Universal Boss as he refers to himself is at the number 5 on this list having won 8 MoS awards in a total of 71 series that he played.

4. Virat Kohli – 9

He is the latest candidate to make his way up in the chart. The super striker of the ball has recently won the man of the series award in West Indies against the home side. The skipper of the Indian National Cricket Team has grown from strength to strength in International Cricket to become the best in the business.

At this moment though he is another player who is tied at 9 award victories. But the fact that he has achieved this in 56 series means that he is ranked at number 4 in the all-time list.

3. Shaun Pollock – 9

The world can never see a bowler like Shaun Pollock. When he was in his prime, the batsman across the globe need to pull their socks while facing him. He always challenged the best batsmen in the game to play their top-notch game while facing him. Such has been his impact in the International Cricket.

Shaun is the most valuable player for South African, who bagged 9 Man of the Series awards in just 60 ODI series in which he played. It shows the worth of Shaun Pollock in the South African Jersey.

2. Sanath Jayasuriya – 11

Sri Lanka’s hard-hitting left-hander Sanath Jayasuriya was key to Sri Lanka’s gigantic rise to the very top of international cricket in the mid-90s. The diminutive opener took the world by storm with his pinch-hitting exploits in the 1996 World Cup and established himself as a fearless opener in white-ball cricket.

Jayasurya used his terrific hand-eye coordination and brute bottom hand power to score some whirlwind tons up the order. A fierce cutter and puller, Jayasuriya ended up as Sri Lanka’s greatest match-winner scoring over 13000 ODI run with 28 tons. Besides that, he is a brilliant bowler as well.

Sanath Jayasuriya won the MoS award a total of 11 times in 111 series that he was part of.

1. Sachin Tendulkar – 15

Yet another chart, which is firmly under the control of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin was the batting lynchpin of the Indian ODI team for almost two decades. The ‘Master Blaster’ hailed as the greatest batsman in the modern era and was India’s greatest match-winner with the willow.

Sachin bagged a staggering 49 ODI centuries. Besides his prolific run-scoring with the bat, he was a pretty handy bowler who scalped over 150 ODI wickets All those stunning knocks for India helped him get quite a few award and rewards under his belt.

In total, Sachin Tendulkar won a total of 15 awards in a total of 108 series that he played

(All Stats Updated Till 19th January, 2020)