Players with most Player of the Series awards in T20I cricket

T20 cricket is one of the most interesting formats of the game where the match can be changed within a couple of overs. A good knock and a bowling performance can easily turn the match in the favour of a team. However, there are many players who have won multiple awards throughout their T20I career. Over the years, there have been several players who are known for their consistent performance in the T20I format. In the following listicle, we will discuss the top seven players to win most Player of the Series awards in T20I cricket. Most Player of the Series awards in T20I cricket 7. Mohammad Rizwan - 4 awards Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has been one of the most consistent run-scorers in the T20I format. He is among the leading run-scorers in the shortest format of the game and is known for playing big innings in T20Is. Rizwan has won four Player of the Series awards after appearing in 32 T20I series for Pakistan. #PAGE_BREAK# 6. Wanindu Hasaranga - 4 awards Wanindu Hararange is the all-time highest wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the T20I format. The leg spinner has taken 114 wickets in 71 T20I matches for his career. Hasaranga is also among the player to win most Player of the Series awards in the T20I format with four awards in 21 series so far. #PAGE_BREAK# 5. Shakib Al Hasan - 5 awards Shakib Al Hasan is one of the best players ever to play for the Bangladesh cricket team. The left-handed batter and an orthodox spinner is also the fifth player in the list to win most number of Player of the Series awards in T20I cricket. Shakib has won five Player of the Series awards from the 45 T20I series he played. #PAGE_BREAK# 4. David Warner - 5 awards Former Australia cricketer David Warner is among the best players in the T20I format. He is the highest run-scorer in T20Is for Australia (3277 runs) and also played a monumental role by winning Player of the Tournament in Australia’s maiden T20 World Cup triumph in 2021. The left-hander has won five Player of the Series in 42 T20I series he played for the country. #PAGE_BREAK# 3. Babar Azam - 5 awards Pakistan’s limited-overs skipper Babar Azam is the highest run-scorer for the country in the T20I format with 4145 runs in 123 matches. He has been a constant run-scorer in the shortest format and has won five Player of the Series awards from 35 ODI series he played for Pakistan so far. #PAGE_BREAK# 2. Suryakumar Yadav - 5 awards Suryakumar Yadav turned out to be India’s best batter in the T20I format in recent times, who finished as T20I Cricketer of the Year two times in 2022 and 2023 respectively. He has been a consistent run-scorer in almost every T20I series he played for India. Now, Suryakumar has also became the full-time T20I skipper of the Indian cricket team. He has won five Player of the Series awards from the 20 T20I series he played for India so far. #PAGE_BREAK# 1. Virat Kohli - 7 awards India’s former T20I cricketer, Virat Kohli finished his T20I career by being the second-highest run-scorer in the shortest format with 4188 runs in 125 matches. He has been a best performer in almost every second T20I series he played. He is also a two-time Player of the Tournament award winner in the T20 World Cup in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Kohli has won a total seven Player of the Series awards by featuring in 46 T20I series for the Indian cricket team.