5 Active Players With Most Player Of the Match Awards in Test Cricket

Whether it is Test cricket, ODI or T20I, the player coming up with a match-winning performance wins the player of the match award. The player of the match award is given to the player who comes up with an outstanding performance in the match and earns the limelight of everyone.

In Test cricket, every player has two innings to showcase their strength. If they manage to come up with a match-winning show, they are entitled to get the player of the match award. In this listicle, we take a glance at 5 active players with the most player of the Match award in Test cricket.

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5 Active Players With Most Player Of the Match Awards in Test Cricket

5. Ben Stokes- 9

Ben Stokes takes the 5th spot on this list. The England all-rounder has won 9 player of the match award in Test cricket. In his Test career so far, the left-handed batsman accounts for 4903 runs in 77 games at an average of 3.05. The right-arm medium pacer has also scalped 169 wickets. Stokes also accounts for 4 five-wicket hauls and 10 centuries in the longest format along with 26 half-centuries.

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*Stats Updated Till 12/03/2022

4. Virat Kohli- 9

Virat Kohli gets the 4th spot on this list. The former Indian skipper has also won 9 player of the Match award in Test cricket. With 27 centuries and 28 half-centuries, Kohli accounts for 8019 runs in 101 matches in the longest format. He owns an average of 50.43.

*Stats Updated Till 12/03/2022

3. Stuart Broad- 10

Stuart Broad is the 3rd player on this list. The England pacer has won 10 player of the match trophies in Test cricket. The right-arm pacer has picked 537 wickets in 152 matches at an average of 27.80. He has also picked 19 five-wicket hauls in innings and 3 ten-wicket hauls in a match.

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*Stats Updated Till 12/03/2022

2. Joe Root- 12

Joe Root grabs the 2nd spot on this list. The England Test skipper has won 12 player of the match awards in Test cricket. The right-handed batsman has mustered 9697 runs in 115 Test matches so far. He has also smacked 23 centuries and 54 half-centuries in his career so far. He averages 49.47 in Tests.

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*Stats Updated Till 12/03/2022

1. Steve Smith- 12

Steve Smith grabs the top spot on this list and he also accounts for 12 player of the match awards in Test cricket. The former Australian skipper has slammed 27 centuries and 34 fifties in the longest format. In 84 Test matches, the right-handed batsman has mustered 7902 runs at an average of 60.32.

*Stats Updated Till 12/03/2022

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