In the recently concluded five-match T20I series between India and Australia, Axar Patel won the Player of the Match award in back-to-back games during the 4th & 5th T20I games which happened at Raipur and Bengaluru respectively. He won player of the match in both games for his bowling performance of 3/16 in 4 overs in the fourth T20I game and his all-round effort of scoring 31(21) & 1/14 in the fifth T20I game.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at players who have won most Player of the Match awards for Team India in men's T20Is.
Most times winning Player of the Award in men's T20Is:
Virat Kohli - 15
Suryakumar Yadav - 13
Rohit Sharma - 12
Yuvraj Singh - 7
Yuzvendra Chahal - 5
Axar Patel - 5
Instances of Axar Patel winning Player of the Match award in T20Is:
3/17 vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2015
3/9 vs New Zealand in Kolkata, 2021
3/15 vs West Indies in Lauderhill, 2022
3/16 vs Australia in Raipur, 2023
31(21) & 1/14 vs Australia in Bengaluru, 2023
Interestingly, Axar Patel won the Player of the Match award in his 50th T20I game.
Most wickets vs Australia in men's T20I:
Saeed Ajmal - 19
Mohammad Amir - 17
Ish Sodhi - 17
Umar Gul - 16
Jasprit Bumrah - 16
Trent Boult - 14
Axar Patel - 14