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,
Test
Most Player of the Series awards
| 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 | ||||
ODI
Most Player of the Series awards
| 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 | ||||
T20I
Most Player of the Series awards
| 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 | ||||
All formats
Note: Players in bold are still active in international cricket.
Most Player of the Series awards 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 | ||||||
References
- "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- "Records / One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Individual records (captain , players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-serves awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.