Winning a ‘Player of the Series’ award in cricket is not an easy feat. It demands strong character, both mentally and physically, to deliver a consistent effort throughout an entire series, which can sometimes last for a month.
Let’s now delve into the top 10 list of players with the most ‘Player of the Series’ awards across all three formats combined.
| Player | Mat | Series | Awards | Tests | ODIs | T20Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 564 | 171 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 664 | 183 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 447 | 162 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Jacques Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) | 519 | 148 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 396 | 123 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 383 | 126 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) | 586 | 176 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) | 287 | 105 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 328 | 110 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Chris Gayle (ICC/WI) | 483 | 141 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Shaun Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | 423 | 107 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 454 | 136 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS/ICC) | 560 | 147 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) | 495 | 155 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 263 | 74 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
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Key Insights
Virat Kohli has won the most Man of the Series awards in international cricket. He bagged the honour 21 times across three formats combined.
Seven of Kohli’s 21 series awards came in T20I cricket, the most by a player in the shortest format.
Kohli, though, trails Sachin Tendulkar in the ODI format. The Master Blaster swept the Player of the Series award 15 times, followed by Kohli and Sanath Jayasuriya with 11 each.
Tendulkar’s 15 series awards are also the most by a player in one of the three international cricket formats.
When it comes to Test cricket, two legendary spinners share the record. Muttiah Muralitharan and Ravichandran Ashwin have won the Player of the Series award 11 times each.
Muralitharan’s 11 series awards are the most among the players who have won all their series awards in a single format.
Tendulkar leads the Player of the Match (POTM) award chart in international cricket. He was the POTM in 76 matches across formats, followed by Kohli with 69 games.
Kohli is the only player to win three Player of the Tournament awards in ICC tournaments. He clinched the award twice in the T20 World Cup (2014 and 2016) and once in the ODI World Cup (2023).
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