Most player-of-the-series awards

Most player-of-the-series awards in Tests

Most player-of-the-series awards

Player	Span	Mat	Series	Awards
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	106	44	11
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	133	61	11
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995-2013	166	61	9
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	28	8
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	33	8
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	46	8
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	104	43	7
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	60	7
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	21	6
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	27	6
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2025	158	53	6
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	168	54	6
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2022	48	24	5
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	100	29	5
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	118	34	5
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	115	38	5
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	38	5
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2024	112	38	5
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2001-2013	104	39	5
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	119	41	5
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	41	5
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	42	5
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2024	71	44	5
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	93	47	5
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	188	68	5
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	74	5
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	30	14	4
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	1998-2009	79	25	4
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	28	4
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	115	31	4
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-2005	65	33	4
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2009	103	34	4
D Elgar (SA)	2012-2024	86	38	4
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	131	38	4
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	131	39	4
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	39	4
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	114	41	4
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	93	43	4
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2025	115	43	4
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2002-2014	117	44	4
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	103	47	4
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2025	100	49	4
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	118	49	4
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	132	51	4
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2024	105	54	4
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	134	56	4
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2025	119	57	4
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	168	59	4
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996-2012	164	60	4
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	46	15	3
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	35	16	3
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	71	20	3
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	50	22	3
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2025	32	25	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	71	27	3
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	29	3
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2008	96	30	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	32	3
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	117	32	3
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	87	32	3
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	72	33	3
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2025	54	35	3
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	99	37	3
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	90	38	3
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	87	39	3
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2014	92	41	3
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	113	45	3
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2025	123	46	3
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	161	47	3
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2025	85	47	3
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2021	105	47	3
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	124	48	3
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1992-2007	120	52	3
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2014	113	52	3
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	149	60	3

Series awards have only been a regular feature in Tests since the mid-1980s and the list is not complete for earlier matches

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]

India v West Indies at Delhi, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]

India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]