India's number 1 all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has won the player of the match award for the 10th time in the 3rd Test match vs England at Rajkot as he went to score a century and also picked a five-wicket haul. Here, in this article we will have a look at the list of players with the most Player of the Match awards for India in Test cricket and where Jadeja stand among them.
Players to win most Player of the Match award for India in Test cricket:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 14
- Rahul Dravid - 11
- Anil Kumble - 10
- Virat Kohli - 10
- Ravindra Jadeja - 10
Yashasvi Jaiswal wasn't able to win the Player of the Match award for the second consecutive time despite scoring a double century.
Instances of Ravindra Jadeja winning Player of the Match award in Test cricket:
- 43 runs; 2/40 & 5/58 vs Australia in Delhi, 2013
- 46 runs (38, 8); 3/55 & 5/21 vs South Africa in Mohali, 2015
- 92 runs (42*, 50*); 5/73 & 1/58 vs New Zealand in Kanpur, 2016
- 90 runs; 2/59 & 2/62 vs England in Mohali, 2016
- 63 runs; 1/57 & 3/24 vs Australia in Dharamsala, 2017
- 70 runs (70*); 2/84 & 5/152 vs Sri Lanka in Colombo(SSC), 2017
- 175 runs (175*); 5/41 & 4/46 vs Sri Lanka in Mohali, 2022
- 70 runs; 5/47 & 2/34 vs Australia in Nagpur, 2023
- 26 runs; 3/68 & 7/42 vs Australia in Delhi, 2023
- 112 runs; 2/51 & 5/41 vs England in Rajkot, 2024