Player of the Series awards (cricket)

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In the sport of cricket, a Player of the Series or Player of the Tournament award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, series and tournament,

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Test

Most Player of the Series awards

AwardsPlayerTeamSeriesCareer
11 Muttiah Muralitharan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 611992–2010
9 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 342011–present
Jacques Kallis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 611995–2013
8 Imran Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 281971–1992
Richard Hadlee Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 331973–1990
Shane Warne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 461992–2007
7 Wasim Akram Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 431985–2002
Shivnarine Chanderpaul WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 601994–2015
6 Malcolm Marshall WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 211978–1991
Curtly Ambrose WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 271988–2000
Steve Waugh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 541985–2004

Last updated: 6 December 2021 [1]

ODI

Most Player of the Series awards

AwardsPlayerTeamSeriesCareer
15 Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India 1081989–2012
11 Sanath Jayasuriya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1111989–2011
9 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 602008–present
Shaun Pollock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 601996–2008
8 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 711999–present
7 Vivian Richards WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 401975–1991
Hashim Amla Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 492008–2019
Yuvraj Singh Flag of India.svg  India 712000–2019
Sourav Ganguly Flag of India.svg  India 751992–2007
Ricky Ponting Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 771995–2012
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Flag of India.svg  India 802004–2019
Shakib Al Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2006–2021

Last updated: 24 November 2022 [2]

T20I

Most Player of the Series awards

AwardsPlayerTeamSeriesCareer
7 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 392010–present
5 Babar Azam Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 242016–present
4 Mohammad Rizwan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 212015–present
Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 302012–present
Shakib Al Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 352006–present
Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 482006–present
3 Quinton de Kock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 242012–present
David Warner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 352009–present
David Miller Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 382010–present
Shahid Afridi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 422006–2018
Shoaib Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 472006–present

Last updated: 5 March 2022 [3]

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References

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  2. "Records / One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2022.