The Indian test team has had multiple match-winners throughout its cricketing history. There have been various players who have won the Indian team series on the back of their splendid performances. We will now look at the most player of the series awards in tests by Indians.
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has been one of the finest all-format batsmen in Indian cricketing history. His test career has been pretty successful. As of now, he has scored 27 test centuries, of which seven are double centuries. He has been the best Indian batsman for a significant number of innings. Virat Kohli has won the player of the series award three times in test cricket.
2. Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma has had good longevity in his test career, mainly due to his debut at a veryyoung age. Since 2018, his bowling numbers have been extraordinary. The Indian team has had a good run, in overseas test series, mainly due to its highly potent pace attack. Sharma has been a very integral part of the pace unit. Ishant Sharma has won the player of the series award three times in test cricket.
3. Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly was the captain of the Indian test team in the early 2000s. He was under theimmense pressure of bringing the Indian team back to normal after the fixing scandal rockedthe Indian team. He did a splendid job at it. India had a solid batting line-up, and Gangulywas an integral part of it. Sourav Ganguly won the player of the series award three times in test cricket.
4. Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh was an off-spinner. He has taken 417 test wickets. He and Anil Kumble were the two spinners who made the home tests of India very tough assignments for the opposition. Harbhajan Singh won the player of the series award four times in test cricket.
5. Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid was a batsman with an excellent defensive game. He was nicknamed ‘TheWall’ due to it. He was a solid top-order batsman and has scored various centuries to fetch India famous victories and draws. Rahul Dravid won theplayer of the series award four times in test cricket.
6. Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble was a leg-spinner. He was the first Indian to take 600 test wickets. Kumble has bowled various memorable spells both in India and overseas. One of his most memorable bowling performances was when he took all ten wickets against Pakistan in an innings. Anil Kumble won the player of the series award four times in test cricket.
7. Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev was an all-rounder. He was the best pacer that India had, for a long while, carryingthe bowling line-up on his back. He performed various vital performances throughout his career. Kapil Dev won the player of the series award four times in test cricket.
8. Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag was an opener for the Indian team. He was an attacking batsman wholiked hitting from ball one. His style of play, when in full flow, was powerful enough to steala match from the opponent’s clutches completely. Virender Sehwag won the player of the series award five times in test cricket.
9. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest test batsman of all time from India. He has made numerous batting records in test cricket. Tendulkar has scored the most runs and the most centuries. He has played the highest number of test matches. In the late 1990s, there were various games in which Sachin Tendulkar was the only Indian batsman who looked like he could hold a bat. Sachin Tendulkar won the player of the series award five times in test cricket.
10. Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin has been one of the greatest Indian spinners of all time in test cricket.The Indian team has been supremely dominant in test series at home for the past 9-10years. Ashwin’s bowling is almost solely responsible for it. He has wrecked collapses on numerous batting line-ups. Ashwin has over 400 test wickets. He has racked up the ‘playerof the series’ awards to such extent that, he is at the top of the Indian list by a distant margin. Ravichandran Ashwin has won the player of the series award nine times in test
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