Top 5 players with most Player of the Match awards in the history of the T20 World Cup
Cricket is not an individual sport, but a team sport. It is the collective effort of eleven individuals on the field and a lot of others off the field that helps a team succeed on the field and win cricket matches. Although sometimes there are a few individual performances that come to the fore when the rest of the team fails, These performances by special players are rewarded with a Player of the Match award. Let’s discuss the top 5 players who have won the most player of the match awards in the history of the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup.
| S. No. | Player | Country | POTM Awards |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | India | 7 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 5 |
| 3 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 5 |
| 4 | Shane Watson | Australia | 5 |
| 5 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 4 |
Virat Kohli (India)
The run machine and probably the best batter to ever play this game of cricket, Virat Kohli, has won the most Player of the Match awards in the tournament’s history. Kohli has won seven awards in only 27 matches, with 1141 runs to his name in the tournament.
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
Popularly known as Universe Boss, Chris Gayle, who is known as a T20 legend for his ability to hit monstrous sixes at will, has won this award five times. Gayle has played 33 matches in the tournament’s history and scored 965 runs.
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
The Sri Lankan cricketing legend, Mahela Jayawardene, has won the award five times in his T20 World Cup career of 31 matches. Jayawardene is the only batter other than Kohli to score over 1000 runs in the history of this tournament.
Shane Watson (Australia)
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has played only 24 matches in the T20 World Cup but has won the Player of the Match award five times. He has shown great all-round skills in the tournament, with 537 runs and 22 wickets.
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Another T20 legend and one of the greatest cricketers Pakistan has ever produced, Shahid Afridi, has won this award four times in his T20 World Cup career. Afridi has 546 runs to his name along with 39 wickets in the tournament’s history.
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