5 Indian Cricketers With Most Player Of The Match Awards In T20 Cricket

T20 is an entertaining and thrilling format of cricket that gathers the attention of many fans. T20 cricket enjoys a massive fan-following by cricket fans and enthusiasts worldwide. Due to the high popularity of T20 cricket, many franchises in T20 leagues also came into existence in recent years.

Many major cricket-playing nations like India, Australia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and South Africa also conduct domestic T20 leagues every year.

The emergence of T20 cricket on the international stage has also given opportunities to many players to play for their country. In the T20I format, batting becomes even tougher as batsmen have to score runs at a high strike rate and also get fewer deliveries to play.

However, many batsmen have managed to excel in the T20 format. Here we take a look at 5 Indian cricketers with the most player of the match awards in T20 cricket.

5 Indian Cricketers With Most Player Of The Match Awards In T20 Cricket

5. MS Dhoni- 17

MS Dhoni holds the 5th spot in this list with 17 player of the match awards in T20 cricket so far. Out of 17, the former Indian cricketer has won 15 awards in the Indian Premier League. He hasn’t won any player of the match awards in T20 internationals.

The former Indian skipper has played 338 T20 matches and scored 6858 runs with 27 half-centuries. In T20Is, the wicket-keeper batsman accounts for 1617 runs in 98 matches along with 2 half-centuries. In IPL, the right-handed batsman has smashed 4669 runs in 186 innings along with 23 half-centuries.

4. Yusuf Pathan- 18

Former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan is the 4th person on this list with 18 player of the match awards in T20 cricket. Out of this, the right-handed batsman has won 9 awards in the Indian Premier League. In his T20 career, Pathan accounts for 4852 runs in 243 innings along with 21 fifties and 1 hundred. He has also picked 99 wickets.

In T20 internationals, Pathan has scored 236 runs in 18 innings. In IPL, he has piled up 3204 runs in 154 innings along with 13 half-centuries and 1 century. Pathan has also picked 42 wickets in IPL.

3. Suresh Raina- 23

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina gets the 3rd spot in this list with 23 player of the match awards. Out of 23, the left-handed batsman has won 12 awards in IPL. Raina has muttered 8617 runs in 314 innings in the T20s. He has smashed 4 centuries and 53 half-centuries.

The left-arm spinner has also picked 54 wickets. In T20 internationals, Raina has scored 1605 runs in 66 innings and picked 13 wickets. He has hit 1 century and 5 half-centuries. In IPL, Raina is the third-highest run-scorer with 5491 runs in 195 innings. Raina has also smacked 39 half-centuries and 1 century in IPL. He has also scalped 25 wickets.

2. Virat Kohli-28

Virat Kohli holds the 2nd spot in this list with 28 player of the match awards in T20 cricket. Out of these, the Indian skipper has won 13 awards in the Indian Premier League and 12 awards in T20 internationals. The right-handed batsman has played 311 T20 matches and scored 9929 runs.

Kohli has also smashed 5 centuries in 72 half-centuries. In T20 internationals, Kohli has scored 3159 runs in 84 innings. He has smashed 28 fifties. The Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper is the highest run-scorer in IPL with 6076 runs in 191 innings. Kohli accounts for 40 half-centuries and 1 century in IPL.

1. Rohit Sharma-29

Rohit Sharma is the Indian cricketer with the most player of the match awards in T20 cricket. The Indian opener has won 29 awards so far. Out of these, the right-handed batsman has won 10 awards in T20Is and 15 in the Indian Premier League.

In his T20 career, Sharma has scored 9315 runs in 337 innings. He has smashed 6 hundreds and 65 fifties. In T20 internationals, the right-handed batsman accounts for 2864 runs in 103 innings with 4 centuries and 22 half-centuries. In IPL, the Mumbai Indians skipper has smashed 5480 runs in 202 innings with 1 century and 40 half-centuries.