Top 5 cricketers with the most Man of the Match award in Test cricket

#2 Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan

Talk about most number of test wickets, or the most number of 5-wicket hauls in test cricket, 10-wicket haul, the answer to all these questions is one man, one spinner who has done it all in test cricket, the man is none other than the spin wizard, the Sri Lankan legend- Muttiah Muralitharan.

Murli played in 133 tests, grabbing an unbelievable 800 wickets at an impressive average of 22.72. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Muttiah was a simply devastating bowler who ran the show with his genius.

It was often believed that if Muralitharan was on song then the match was 90% in the favor of Sri Lanka. So profound was his bowling style that even the greats, the legends couldn't tackle the spin wizard from Sri Lanka.

In his historic career, Muttiah Muralitharan was named as the Player of the Match on 20 occasions.