Most POTM awards in international cricket

Cricket is a team game and all the 11 players playing for a team give their best efforts to win the match for their team. However, there is always a standout performer in a team who gives outstanding contributions with bat or ball or sometimes both to be adjudged player of the match. Here are three players with the most player of the match awards in international cricket.

3. Jacques Kallis (57 awards)

South Africa’s veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis comes third on the list after winning a total of 57 player of the match awards. Kallis was a technically sound batter and has bailed out the Proteas side from several tricky situations. With the ball, Kallis was more than a handy bowler as the right-arm pacer used to bowl the tough overs for his side. Kallis will go down as one of the best all-rounders the cricket fraternity has ever seen.

2. Virat Kohli and Sanath Jayasuriya (58 awards)

Former Sri Lanka batter Sanath Jayasuriya and team India’s prominent batter Virat Kohli come second in the list after bagging a total of 58 awards respectively. With Jayasuriya retiring from international cricket a long time ago, Kohli will likely surpass the left-handed batter soon. Kohli received his 58th player of the match award recently after smashing his 71st international century against Afghanistan in the Super 4 encounters of the 2022 Asia Cup.

1. Sachin Tendulkar (76 awards)

Former team India skipper and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar comes first in this elite list after winning the player of the match award for an astonishing 76 times. Tendulkar was one of the best batters to ever grace the game of cricket. The right-handed batter won several matches for his side single-handedly and thrashed several prominent bowling line-ups throughout his cricketing career.