Most Man of the Series Awards in Test Cricket

Key Insights

Muttiah Muralitharan, the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer, won 11 Man of the Series awards in his esteemed Test career, which is the most by any cricketer in the format, which is then matched by Ravichandran Ashwin before retiring from international cricket in 2024.

Three legendary West Indian cricketers (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Malcolm Marshall, and Curtly Ambrose) contribute the highest number of entrants from a single country to this list.

Other Indians with four or more Man of the Series (MoS) awards in Test cricket are Virender Sehwag (5), Sachin Tendulkar (4), Kapil Dev (4), Anil Kumble (4), Harbhajan Singh (4), and Rahul Dravid (4).

The Indian captains’ trio: Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, and Mohammad Azharuddin, along with the pace duo of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, each have three MoS awards in their long-format careers. Find out Indian captains with most away Test wins in this article.

Among current cricketers, Joe Root tops the chart with 6 Test Man of the Series awards. He is followed by Steve Smith (4), Kane Williamson (4), and Ben Stokes (4). Four other players have 3 Test Man of the Series awards so far: Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Harry Brook, and Kagiso Rabada.