Most Man of the Series in cricket, played most matches but Sachin is not number 1

New Delhi. It is every player’s dream to become ‘Player of the Match’ and ‘Player of the Series’ in cricket. It is easy to get the Player of the Match award by performing brilliantly in a single match, but to become the ‘Player of the Series’, it is necessary to maintain the best level of performance continuously. Two Indian players hold the top two positions in the list of those who have won the most Player of the Series (POTS) awards in international cricket (Test + ODI + T20).

Virat Kohli has played 530 international matches so far and has become the Player of the Series 21 times, while Sachin Tendulkar, who has played 134 more matches than him i.e. 664 matches, is in second place with 20 POTS. There are 3 current cricketers including Virat in the list of top 10 players. Talking about the current players, no one is in a position to compete with ‘King Kohli’. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is at number three after Virat and Sachin with 17 POTS, but this 37-year-old left-hander is in the last phase of his career and his performance has also declined considerably.

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Let’s take a look at the top 10 players who have won the most Player of the Series awards

Virat Kohli : Virat, who started his international career by playing ODI in August 2008, has played 113 Tests, 292 ODIs and 125 T20Is (total 530) so far. He has been POTS 21 times in these. If we compare all three formats, he has been Player of the Series 11 times in ODIs. He has won this award 3 times in Tests and 7 times in T20.

Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin, who started his international career in 1989, has played 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and 1 T20I. He has been the Player of the Series 20 times. He has won this award 5 times in Test cricket and 15 times in ODIs.

Shakib Al Hasan : Shakib Al Hasan, who has been playing international cricket since 2006, has played 443 international matches so far, which include 67 Tests, 247 ODIs and 129 T20Is. This Bangladeshi cricketer, who has been the Player of the Series 17 times, has won this award 5 times each in Tests and T20Is and 7 times in ODIs.

After Virat and Sachin, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan (11 times) is the next player to win the Player of the Series award. AP

Jacques Kallis : Jacques Kallis, one of the best all-rounders in world cricket, played 519 matches in his 19-year international career. He won 15 Player of the Series awards, including 9 in Tests and one in ODIs. He scored 13289 runs and 292 wickets in 166 Tests, 11579 runs and 273 wickets in 328 ODIs and took 12 wickets in addition to scoring 666 runs in 25 T20Is.

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David Warner: Australia’s left-handed opener David Warner played 383 international matches which include 112 Tests, 161 ODIs and 110 T20Is. He has been the Player of the Series 13 times. He won this award 5 times each in Test and T20 series and 3 times in ODIs.

Sanath Jayasuriya : Sri Lanka’s explosive batsman Sanath Jayasuriya also won 13 Player of the Series awards equal to Warner. During his career spanning 22 years, he played 110 Tests, 445 ODIs and 31 T20Is (total 586 matches) and was awarded the Player of the Series award twice in Tests and 11 times in ODIs.

Chris Gayle : World cricket’s most explosive batsman Chris Gayle has played 483 international matches which include 103 Tests, 301 ODIs and 79 T20Is. He has been named Player of the Series 12 times which includes two POTS awards each in Tests and T20Is and 11 POTS awards in ODIs.

Ravichandran Ashwin: In terms of winning the Player of the Series, the best strike rate is of India’s off-break bowler R. Ashwin, who has played only 281 matches (100 Tests, 116 ODIs and 65 T20Is) so far and has won this award 11 times. Ashwin, the bowler who has taken the most wickets in Tests for India after Kumble, has become POTS 10 times in Tests and once in T20Is. Ashwin, an important member of the Indian Test team, is not a regular member of the ODI and T20 team.

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Shaun Pollock: Shaun Pollock, one of South Africa’s best bowlers, played 423 international matches in his 13-year career, which includes 108 Tests, 303 ODIs and 12 T20Is. Pollock, who comes from a famous cricket family of South Africa, won 11 Player of the Series awards. He achieved this feat twice in Tests and 9 times in ODIs.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul: West Indies’ Indian-origin batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s brilliance was overshadowed by a powerful batsman like Brian Lara. Like Lara, Chanderpaul, who batted with his left hand, played 454 international matches which include 164 Tests, 268 ODIs and 22 T20Is. In international cricket, he became the Player of the Series 11 times which includes 7 such awards in Tests and four in ODIs.

Ricky Ponting: Like Chandrapal, Ricky Ponting has also won the Player of the Series award 11 times in 560 matches. This dashing batsman from Australia has won the POTS award four times in Tests and seven times in ODIs.

Muttiah Muralitharan : Sri Lanka’s charismatic spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in the world in Test and ODI cricket. Muralitharan, who has taken 800 wickets in 133 Tests, has dismissed 534 batsmen in 350 ODIs. He has played a total of 495 matches in all three formats of cricket and has won the Player of the Series award 11 times. The special thing is that he won all these 11 awards in Test series, he could never become the Player of the Series in ODIs.

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