Top 5 players with most Man of the match awards in Test cricket

#1 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) - 23

Jaques Kallis is widely acknowledged as one of the best all-rounders to have played the game of cricket. On numerous occasions, he turned the match in his team's favor by performing outstandingly in the dire situations. He was a game changer with both bat and ball and was an X-factor player in the South African line-up for a long period of time.

He has been the most prolific run scorer for the South African team in Test cricket and played many match winning knocks over the years for his team. He ended his career as the third highest run scorer in Test cricket behind only Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar.

He has won the most number of Man of the Match awards in the history of Test cricket.

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Edited by Abhinav Munshi