Player of the Series awards (cricket)
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.
Test
Most Player of the Series awards
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ravichandran Ashwin |  India |
44 | 2011–2024 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan |  Sri Lanka |
61 | 1992–2010 | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| Joe Root |  England |
54 | 2012–present | |
|
Last updated: 3 December 2025[1] | ||||
ODI
Most Player of the Series awards
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sachin Tendulkar | India |
108 | 1989–2012 |
| 12 | Virat Kohli | India |
76 | 2008–present |
| 11 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka |
111 | 1989–2011 |
| 9 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa |
60 | 1996–2008 |
| 8 | Chris Gayle | West Indies |
71 | 1999–2019 |
|
Last updated: 6 December 2025[2] | ||||
T20I
Most Player of the Series awards
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Virat Kohli | India |
46 | 2010–2024 |
| 5 | Suryakumar Yadav | India |
25 | 2021–present |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka |
26 | 2019–present | |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan |
39 | 2016-present | |
| David Warner | Australia |
42 | 2009–2024 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh |
45 | 2006–2024 | |
| 4 | Tim Seifert | New Zealand |
23 | 2018–present |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan |
34 | 2015–present | |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia |
43 | 2012–present | |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan |
48 | 2006–2021 | |
| Jos Buttler | England |
51 | 2011–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
| Awards | Player | Team | Series | Tests | ODIs | T20Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Virat Kohli | India |
168 | 3 | 12 | 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 |
105 | 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: 6 December 2025[4] | ||||||
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.