Top 5 players with most Man of the Series awards in Tests

3. Imran Khan, Sir Richard Hadlee and Shane Warne

Hadlee was an inspiration to every wannabe Kiwi cricketer

Two of the greatest all-rounders to have ever played Tests and the greatest wrist spinner of all-time are joint-third on the list of most Man of the Series awards in Tests with 8. Pakistan’s Imran Khan, New Zealand’s Richard Hadlee and Australia’s Shane Warne.

Arguably the greatest cricketer to come out of New Zealand, Hadlee is undoubtedly a legend of the game. What makes his achievement spectacular, compared to the other two on this list is the quality of players around him. In the battle for third place, Imran and Hadlee are close in terms of the number of matches played.

Although Imran Khan played more matches than the Kiwi all-rounder, he played fewer series and hence takes the nod at No.3 as his average of series per award is better than Hadlee. While both all-rounders played less than 100 Tests, Warne takes his place on this list have played 145 matches over 46 series.

Player	Matches	Series	Awards
Imran Khan	88	28	8
Richard Hadlee	86	33	8
Shane Warne	145	46	8