Delhi: : There are less than 100 hours left for the first ball of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 to be bowled. This Mahakumbh, to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, is going to start from February 7, in which hundreds of players from 20 teams are fully prepared to give their best.

On a big stage like T20 World Cup, every player dreams of becoming the hero of victory for his team. Similarly, in the history of this tournament, many players have made unprecedented contributions to their team. Some of these are such superstars, who have made their team win many times, so let us know in this article about those 5 players in the history of T20 World Cup, who have won the Player of the Match title the most number of times.

Adam Zampa (Australia)

No one is unaware of the ability of the current Australian cricket team’s star spin bowler Adam Zampa. Zampa is going to create a lot of havoc on the wickets of India and Sri Lanka. Adam Zampa has been a big match winner for Australia in T20 International cricket and he has also been playing in the World Cup of this format since 2016. Till the last World Cup held in 2024, he has played 21 matches and has won the Player of the Match award 5 times.

Shane Watson (Australia)

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has been one of the best all-rounders. This player made great contributions to the Kangaroo team for a long time. Watson was an amazing player in T20 format also. He served during the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2016 and played 24 matches. During this journey, he was also successful in becoming the player of the match for his team 5 times.

Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Former Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene was considered one of the best batsmen of his era. Jayawardene proved to be a very capable batsman not only in ODI and Test but also in T20 format. This Lankan legend played in the T20 World Cup from the first edition in 2007 till he became champion in 2014. During this period, he played 31 matches in the World Cup and managed to lead the team to victory on his own strength 5 times, due to which he was player of the match 5 times.

Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Chris Gayle, known as the universal boss of T20 cricket, is the most dangerous batsman in this format. Caribbean King Chris Gayle has made his name at a different level in the T20 format. He has also performed tremendously in the T20 World Cup and has made his team win matches many times. Gayle showed his talent in the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2021. During this period, he played 33 matches and was awarded the Player of the Match award 5 times.

Virat Kohli (India))

Without any doubt or question, Virat Kohli has been the biggest match-winner in international cricket for the last 18 years. This veteran batsman of Team India has given unprecedented performance in all three formats and has also proved to be the biggest match-winner in the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli has been participating in this tournament since 2012 and has won the Player of the Match award maximum 8 times in the total 35 matches played till 2024.

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