Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards

Player Span Mat Series Awards Tests ODIs T20Is
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2013 662 182 20 5 15 0
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2013 508 143 15 9 6 0
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2011 586 176 13 2 11 0
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2008 423 107 11 2 9 0
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2013 438 130 11 7 4 0
RT Ponting (Aus/ICC) 1995-2012 560 147 11 4 7 0
M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) 1992-2011 495 155 11 11 0 0
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1992 263 74 10 8 2 0
CH Gayle (ICC/WI) 1999-2013 371 107 10 2 7 1
SC Ganguly (Asia/India) 1992-2008 424 120 10 3 7 0
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1984-2003 460 136 10 7 3 0
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 308 69 9 2 7 0
GA Gooch (Eng) 1975-1995 243 71 9 5 4 0
SK Warne (Aus/ICC) 1992-2007 339 82 9 8 1 0
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1989-2003 349 104 9 5 4 0
SR Waugh (Aus) 1985-2004 493 113 9 6 3 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/ICC/Pak) 1991-2007 499 145 9 3 6 0
AJ Strauss (Eng) 2003-2012 231 61 8 5 3 0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 201 64 8 8 0 0
Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) 2006-2013 185 70 8 2 5 1
Yuvraj Singh (Asia/India) 2000-2013 355 96 8 0 7 1
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2007 430 105 8 4 4 0
KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL) 2000-2013 500 140 8 3 4 1
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1992 217 51 7 6 1 0
A Flintoff (Eng/ICC) 1998-2009 227 61 7 4 3 0
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1992 231 64 7 3 4 0
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 274 68 7 6 1 0
SR Watson (Aus) 2002-2013 234 79 7 1 4 2
AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) 2004-2013 268 87 7 2 5 0
GD McGrath (Aus/ICC) 1993-2007 376 97 7 5 2 0
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2003-2013 353 104 7 5 2 0
GC Smith (Afr/ICC/SA) 2002-2013 336 104 7 4 3 0
TM Dilshan (SL) 1999-2013 393 119 7 2 4 1
PA de Silva (SL) 1984-2003 401 122 7 4 3 0
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL) 1997-2013 575 160 7 3 4 0
MA Atherton (Eng) 1989-2001 169 48 6 4 2 0
HM Amla (SA) 2004-2013 153 55 6 2 4 0
AA Donald (SA) 1991-2003 236 66 6 4 2 0
ML Hayden (Aus/ICC) 1993-2009 273 75 6 4 2 0
AC Gilchrist (Aus/ICC) 1996-2008 396 91 6 3 3 0
N Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1994 356 95 6 4 2 0
MS Dhoni (Asia/India) 2004-2013 338 96 6 0 6 0
V Sehwag (Asia/ICC/India) 1999-2013 374 109 6 5 1 0
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/Pak) 1998-2010 381 114 6 3 3 0
M Azharuddin (India) 1984-2000 433 117 6 3 3 0
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak) 1996-2013 440 135 6 0 4 2
L Klusener (SA) 1996-2004 220 57 5 1 4 0
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2004 286 75 5 1 4 0
KP Pietersen (Eng/ICC) 2004-2013 262 78 5 2 1 2
RR Sarwan (WI) 2000-2013 284 82 5 3 2 0
HH Streak (Afr/Zim) 1993-2005 254 84 5 4 1 0
B Lee (Aus) 1999-2012 322 92 5 2 3 0
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/Pak) 1996-2012 341 103 5 1 4 0
MS Atapattu (SL) 1990-2007 360 106 5 1 4 0
A Kumble (Asia/India) 1990-2008 403 126 5 4 1 0
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2012 417 131 5 3 1 1

Series awards have not always been a regular feature in internationals and the list may not be complete for matches prior to the 1980s

Records include the following recent matches:
Ireland v Pakistan at Dublin, 1st ODI, May 23, 2013 [ODI # 3357]
England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]
Scotland v Pakistan at Edinburgh, 1st ODI, May 17, 2013 [ODI # 3356]

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