Most Player of the Match Award Winner Records – Individual Match ODI Cricket Records and Statistics

The player who puts on the most entertaining performance during a cricket match is given the man of the match award. In international cricket, the Man of the Match award started to become customary in the 1980s.It is awarded to the player who actually contributed to the outcome of the game, though on rare occasions a member of the losing team may also be named Man of the Match. When there is a tie-in performance, picking a Man of the Match might be difficult. Never satisfied with the results, the supporters frequently quarrel over the potential contenders.

Most Player-of-the-Match Awards:

No. of Awards	Player	Team	Matches	Period
62	Sachin Tendulkar	India	463	1989–2012
48	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	445	1989–2011
36	Virat Kohli‡	India	262	2008–present
32	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	328	1996–2014
	Ricky Ponting	Australia	375	1995–2012
	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	398	1996–2015

 

Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar, known as the Little Master, is the most skilled batter and most admired cricketer in history. He holds nearly all of the game’s important batting records, including the most runs and hundreds in Tests and ODIs. The most international runs also belong to Tendulkar. He earned Player of the Match 62 times in 463 ODI games from 1989 to 2012, representing his country of birth in cricket. The greatest cricketer of all time is without a doubt Sachin Tendulkar. Fans of cricket around the world, as well as those in India, are inspired by the incredibly gifted Indian player. The double tone that arrived in 2010 was Tendulkar’s career’s pinnacle achievement. He was the first cricketer to ever do so at the time, and his total is presently the eighth highest in One Day Internationals.

Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya’s status as a bowler with some batting ability during the first half of his career is difficult to fathom. A man who could score quickly in every form of the game and who slashed and burnt his way through bowling attacks comes to mind when you think of him today. His forearms seem like they were right out of a smithy, his shots smash through point and cover, and his balls scythe over the leg side.

There were low points and dry spells, as with anyone who depended so heavily on exceptional hand-eye coordination, but Jayasuriya would produce another inning of unmatched power just as the obituary writers were getting active. The assistance came from the deliberate slow left-arm bowling, which relied more on pace changes than fast turns. 440 international wickets prove that he was a quite good at what he did, but he eventually became the support act.

Virat Kohli

Although India has produced several outstanding cricketers, Virat Kohli stands out for his ambition. In order to achieve his goals, Kohli not only used his cricketing prowess but also Sachin Tendulkar’s technical assiduity and a level of fitness that rivalled that of the best athletes in the world. Kohli as a result developed into the most reliable all-format accumulator of all time, making breathtaking chases look simple and discovering, in his own words, the safest way to score runs. Many of them. This drive smoothly carried over to his leadership: he asked more of his bowlers, especially the quick ones, frequently gave up a batsman for bowling depth, and guided India to a lengthy run at the top of the Test rankings and its first-ever series victory in Australia.

Jacques Kallis

No batsman values his wicket more than another, and no wicket in cricket is valued higher than another. The broad-shouldered colossus of the South African team, Jacques Kallis, exudes both calm and dread depending on who you ask.

The present period has few players who more closely resemble the archetypal cricketer. Kallis is an excellent, strong hitter with a rock-solid approach and a focus that is impervious to distraction. While his efficacy as a bowler is diminishing with each passing season, he will be remembered for his sporadically unpredictable pace, swing, and painful bounce. He makes outrageous catches appear routine in the slips with his sure-handedness and quick reflexes. 

Ricky Ponting

Australian cricket coach, broadcaster, and former player Ricky Thomas Ponting AO was born on December 19, 1974. With 220 victories in 324 games and a winning percentage of 679.1%, Ponting is the most successful captain in the annals of international cricket. He captained the Australian national team during its “golden era” between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 to 2011 in One Day Internationals (ODIs). He is regarded as one of the greatest batters of all time, and in December 2006, he achieved the highest rating for a Test batsman in 50 years. However, Steve Smith outperformed him in December 2017 and is now regarded as the greatest batsman of all time. When it comes to cricketers who have achieved the most international centuries, he ranks third behind Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.

Shahid Afridi

Former cricketer SHAHID AFRIDI, who is currently placed fourth, is the only other all-rounder on this list. In his career, which runs from 1996 to 2015, he has amassed nine five-wicket hauls altogether. He set a record for his outstanding bowling ability with this performance in an ODI match.

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