The best players in the game of сriсket are honoured with various trophies and awards. ‘Рlаyer оf the Series’, ‘Player of the Match’ and ‘Man of the Match’ are some of the аwаrds given tо the best-performing рlаyers, especially the оnes whо mаke the mоst enriching impact in а mаtсh оr series. In сriсket, the ‘Mаn оf the Mаtсh’аwаrd has become a usual award given to the best player of that particular match. In Test mаtсhes, Jасques Kаllis has the most number of trophies won, with 23 in 166 mаtсhes, followed by Muttiаh Murаlithаrаn with 19 аwаrds. In ОDI, SасhinTendulkаr has the most number of trophies won for the ‘Mаn of the Mаtсh’ title, with 62 аwаrds in 463 mаtсhes.
1. Jacques Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis, the South African former all-rounder, has won the most trophies in the history of cricket. This man has outstanding carrier statistics with 166 test matches with an average of 55.37, and around 23 awards in his test career. He holds the maximum number of awards for ‘Player of the Series’ with nine trophies against his name. He also holds 32 awards for 'Player of the Match’ in ODIs, with 328 matches for his country with an average of 44.36. In the T20s he has two ‘Player of the Match awards.
2. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the former Indian batsman, holds the record for scoring most runs in all formats with 15,000+ runs, having an average of 53.78 in tests and 44.83 in ODIs. He has 76‘Player of the Match’ awards in 200+ matches in tests and 463 in ODIs with 14 in test cricket and 62 in ODI cricket. He also has 20 ‘Player of the Series’ awards with 5 in tests and 15 in ODIs.
3. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the most rated batsman in today’s cricket. The Indian captain holds many records, 36 ODIs, most ‘Player of the Match’ trophies in 254 caps for India. He has also won many trophies in the 'Player of the Series’ awards with nine trophies in 6 series. He also holds most number of trophies in T20 cricket with 12 ‘Player of the Match’ awards in 90 matches and seven ‘Player of the Series’ awards in 37 series.
4. Muttiah Muralitharan
The former Sri Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan is known for his best bowling spell and his bowling carrier figure. He is also known as the best spinner of all time with many records and trophies as well. He has 19 ‘Player of the Match’ awards in 133 caps and 11 ‘Player of the Series’ awards in test cricket. He has had 800 test wickets and 534 ODI wickets.
5. Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram, the best left-arm fast bowler of all time, is a former Pakistani player. He is the first bowler to reach the mark of 500 wickets in ODI in 2003. He holds the world record of 881 wickets in grade A cricket. He holds 17 ‘Player of the Match’ awards in 104 matches and seven ‘Player of the Series’ awards in 28 series for Pakistan in test matches.
6. Shane Warne
Shane Warne is a former Australian captain. He is widely known for his bowling and he is one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket. Shane Warne has 17 ‘Player of the Match’ awards in 145 matches, 8 ‘Player of the Series’ awards in 46 matches, with 708 test wickets and 293 ODI wickets. He is also the second person to achieve 1000 wickets in international cricket.
7. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is a former Australian captain who is considered to be one of the most successful captains in the world cricket history with 220 victories in 324 matches. Ricky Ponting has 49 ‘Player of the Match’ awards, 16 in test, 32 in ODIs, and 1 in T20. He also has 11 ‘Player of the Series’ awards in 147 matches with 4 in test and 7 in ODI.
8. Curtly Ambrose
He is a former cricketer of West Indies who played only 98 test matches but won many trophies. He secured 14 ‘Player of the Match’ awards in only 98 matches, which Tendulkar achieved in 200 matches. He also secured six ‘Player of the Series’ awards in just 27 appearances. He is widely known for his fast bowling spells in cricket history. In just 98 test matches, he took 408 wickets and 225 wickets in ODI, playing 176 matches.
9. Steve Waugh
He is a former Australian cricketer and brother of the cricketer, Mark Waugh. He is a right-handed batsman who is also known for his medium-pace bowling and has won many trophies in his career. He has secured 14 ‘Player of the Match awards in 168 appearances, and six ‘Player of the Series’ awards in just 54 series. He is a perfect all-rounder with more than 10,000 runs in test and ODI along with 100+ wickets in all formats.
10. Chris Gayle
The top-notch T20 player with the most caps in West Indies history is the mighty Christopher Henry Gayle. He has many records throughout his life, along with 10,000+ runs in all formats. He secured eight ‘Player of the Series’ awards in just 71 appearances and nine ‘Player of the Match’ awards in T20 cricket in 61 appearances.
