The Indian spinner R Ashwin has the most Player of the Series awards as an active player.
He is No.2 on the all-time list with 10 awards from 21 series following Muralitharan.
Joe Root has added one more Player of the Series award to his name with England’s recent test series win against Sri Lanka.
He has 6 such awards from 48 series that he played in total.
The Pakistani player last played a Test match in 2022, has 5 Player of the Series awards, and represented Pakistan in 24 series.
Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has 5 Player of the Series awards to his name from 43 series he played since 2007.
The Australian player Steve Smith is at No.5 among active players, with 4 Player of the series awards from 37 series he played since 2010.