In the sport of cricket, a Player of the Series or Player of the Tournament award is given to the outstanding player, who makes the most impact in a series or tournament.
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Muttiah Muralitharan |  Sri Lanka | 61 | 1992–2010 | 
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin |  India | 34 | 2011–present | 
| Jacques Kallis |  South Africa | 61 | 1995–2013 | |
| 8 | Imran Khan |  Pakistan | 28 | 1971–1992 | 
| Richard Hadlee |  New Zealand | 33 | 1973–1990 | |
| Shane Warne |  Australia | 46 | 1992–2007 | |
| 7 | Wasim Akram |  Pakistan | 43 | 1985–2002 | 
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul |  West Indies | 60 | 1994–2015 | |
| 6 | Malcolm Marshall |  West Indies | 21 | 1978–1991 | 
| Curtly Ambrose |  West Indies | 27 | 1988–2000 | |
| Steve Waugh |  Australia | 54 | 1985–2004 | |
| Last updated: 6 December 2021 [1] | ||||
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sachin Tendulkar |  India | 108 | 1989–2012 | 
| 11 | Sanath Jayasuriya |  Sri Lanka | 111 | 1989–2011 | 
| 9 | Virat Kohli |  India | 60 | 2008–present | 
| Shaun Pollock |  South Africa | 60 | 1996–2008 | |
| 8 | Chris Gayle |  West Indies | 71 | 1999–present | 
| 7 | Vivian Richards |  West Indies | 40 | 1975–1991 | 
| Hashim Amla |  South Africa | 49 | 2008–2019 | |
| Yuvraj Singh |  India | 71 | 2000–2019 | |
| Sourav Ganguly |  India | 75 | 1992–2007 | |
| Ricky Ponting |  Australia | 77 | 1995–2012 | |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni |  India | 80 | 2004–2019 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh | 2006–2021 | ||
| Last updated: 24 November 2022 [2] | ||||
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Virat Kohli |  India | 39 | 2010–2024 | 
| 5 | Babar Azam |  Pakistan | 24 | 2016–present | 
| 4 | Mohammad Rizwan |  Pakistan | 21 | 2015–present | 
| Glenn Maxwell |  Australia | 30 | 2012–present | |
| Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh | 35 | 2006–present | |
| Mohammad Hafeez |  Pakistan | 48 | 2006–present | |
| 3 | Quinton de Kock |  South Africa | 24 | 2012–present | 
| David Warner |  Australia | 35 | 2009–2024 | |
| David Miller |  South Africa | 38 | 2010–present | |
| Shahid Afridi |  Pakistan | 42 | 2006–2018 | |
| Shoaib Malik |  Pakistan | 47 | 2006–present | |
| Last updated: 1 July 2024 [3] | ||||
Note: Players in bold are still active in international cricket.
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Tests | ODIs | T20Is | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Virat Kohli |  India | 163 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 
| 20 | Sachin Tendulkar |  India | 183 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 
| 17 | Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh | 162 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 
| 15 | Jacques Kallis |  South Africa | 148 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 
| 13 | David Warner |  Australia | 126 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 
| Sanath Jayasuriya |  Sri Lanka | 176 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |
| 12 | Ravichandran Ashwin |  India | 104 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 
| Chris Gayle |  West Indies | 141 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| 11 | Shaun Pollock |  South Africa | 107 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul |  West Indies | 136 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ricky Ponting |  Australia | 147 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan |  Sri Lanka | 155 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Last updated: 15 November 2024 [4] | ||||||