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, who makes the most impact in a series or tournament.

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Test

Most Player of the Series awards

AwardsPlayerTeamSeriesCareer
11 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 442011–2024
Muttiah Muralitharan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 611992–2010
9 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
Joe Root Flag of England.svg  England 542012–present

Last updated: 3 December 2025 [1]

ODI

Most Player of the Series awards

AwardsPlayerTeamSeriesCareer
15 Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India 1081989–2012
12 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 762008–present
11 Sanath Jayasuriya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1111989–2011
9 Shaun Pollock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 601996–2008
8 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 711999–2019

Last updated: 6 December 2025 [2]

T20I

Most Player of the Series awards

AwardsPlayerTeamSeriesCareer
7 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 462010–2024
5 Suryakumar Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 252021–present
Wanindu Hasaranga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 262019–present
Babar Azam Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 392016-present
David Warner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 422009–2024
Shakib Al Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 452006–2024
4 Tim Seifert Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 232018–present
Mohammad Rizwan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 342015–present
Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 432012–present
Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 482006–2021
Jos Buttler Flag of England.svg  England 512011–present

Last updated: 3 Dec 2025 [3]

All formats

Note: Players in bold are still active in international cricket.

Most Player of the Series awards in international cricket

AwardsPlayerTeamSeriesTestsODIsT20Is
22 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 1683117
20 Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India 1835150
17 Shakib Al Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 162575
15 Jacques Kallis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 148960
13 David Warner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 126535
Sanath Jayasuriya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1762110
12 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 1051101
Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 141282
11 Shaun Pollock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 107290
Shivnarine Chanderpaul WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 136740
Ricky Ponting Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 147470
Muttiah Muralitharan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1551100
Last updated: 6 December 2025 [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Individual records (captain , players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-serves awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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