A man of the series award in odi, test and t20 cricket is presented to a player who has excelled in a series. A batter, bowler, or captain from any team, generally the winning team, could earn the prize. One thing is certain: the recipient of award is the player who has the greatest effect in a series or a match.
The top ten players in ODI cricket who have won the most Man of the Series honor are shown below.
01. Sachin Tendulkar
- Overall, Sachin Tendulkar has won a total of 15 Man of the Series awards in ODIs.
- Sachin won 02 man of the series awards in ICC events i.e ICC Champions Trophy 1998 and ICC World Cup 2003.
- Out of the total 15 Man of the series award that Sachin won, 07 came at the home venue (India) while the remaining 08 came at the away venue.
2. Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya is known for his batting style that inspired many youngsters to adopt an aggressive batting style in cricket.
- Overall, Sanath Jayasuriya has 11 Man of the Series awards in ODI history- the most by any Srilankan player in ODI cricket.
- He has 01 Man of the Series awards in an ICC event. This award came in the 1996 Cricket World Cup where Jayasruia showed his Strong batting skills to the whole world.
- He was given Man of the Series awards in the 07 home series and 04 away series.
3. Shaun Pollock
Shaun Pollock is one of the best fast bowlers South Africa has ever produced. He has the 07th position on the list of bowlers who have bowled most players in international Cricket.
- Overall, Shaun Pollock has a total of 09 Man of the Series awards in ODI cricket.
- Shaun Pollock won 08 home series awards while 01 away series award.
4. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has recently made it into the top 10 list of various records of cricket such as most runs in ODI history, most runs in Test cricket, and most runs in T20I cricket. Similarly, he has also included a list of players who have the most man of the series awards in ODI.
- Overall, Virat Kohli has a total of 09 men of the series awards in ODI cricket.
- Virat Kohli won 06 home series awards and 03 away series awards in ODI cricket.
- India has never lost an ODI series in which Virat Kohli was announced as man of the series awards.
5. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle has various records to his name in cricket history. In all formats, he has 12 man of the series awards. He played one of the longest careers in ODI history.
- Overall, Chris Gayle has 08 man of the series awards to his name for West Indies.
- Chris Gayle won 05 man of series awards at the home venue and 03 man of the series awards at the away venue.
- Besides the bilateral series, Chris Gayle also won the man of the series award in the ICC Champions Trophy 2007.
6. Sir Viv Richards
Sir Viv Richard is regarded as one of the greatest legend of cricket who represented the dominant West Indies team of 1970. He still holds various records of cricket to his name. One of his most prominent records is scoring the most runs in the number 04 batting position.
- Overall, he has 07 man of the series awards in ODI cricket.
- All 07 man of the series awards came at away venues.
- Sir Viv Richards was a very dominant figure in Bensen & Hedges World Series Cup. He won 03 man of series awards from this series.
7. MS Dhoni
Most of us know MS Dhoni for his Wicket-Keeping and Captaincy records but also has 07 man of the series awards to his name.
- Overall, he has won 07 man of the series awards in ODI for India.
- At the home venue, he won 02 awards while at the away venue he won 05 man of the series awards.
8. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is considered to be one of the best captains in international cricket history. He captained the Australian cricket team during its “golden era’’ from 2002 to 2011. Moreover, he was one of the most aggressive captains in the history of cricket with a win percentage of 67.
- Overall, Ponting has won 07 man of the series awards in ODI cricket for Australia.
- Ricky Ponting won the man of the series award in the 04 home series and the 03 away series.
- As a captain, he is known for winning more than one ICC event for Australia. But, the ICC Champions trophy 2009 was a special event for Ponting as he was announced as a Player of the series due to his magical performance of 288 runs with an average of 72 in 05 matches.
9. Hashim Amla
- Overall, Hashim Amla has won 07 man of the series awards in ODI cricket for South Africa.
- He won 04 man of the series awards at home and the remaining 03 at the away venue.
10. Sourav Ganguly
- Overall, Sourav Ganguly has also won 07 man of the series awards in ODI.
- He won 03 man of the series awards at the home venue while 04 man of the series awards at the away venue.
11. Yuvraj Singh
- Overall, Yuvraj Singh has won 07 man of the series awards for India. He remained a key performer for India till the end of his career.
- Yuvraj has the 01 man of the series award in the ICC event for India. In World Cup 2011, he scored 363 runs with an average of 90 and took 15 crucial wickets for India.
- He won 04 man of the series awards at the home venue and 03 awards at the away venue.
12. Shakib ul Hasan
- Overall, Shakib ul Hasan has won 07 man of series awards in ODI cricket for Bangladesh.
- He won 05 man of the series awards at the home venue and 02 awards at the away venue.
13. AB de Villiers
- Overall, AB de Villiers has 06 man of the series awards for South Africa.
- He won 4 man of the series awards at home venue and 02 man of the series awards at away venues.
