Producer: Peuli Bakshi
The Indian spinner has the most player of the series awards as an active player. With 10 awards from 41 series, he is No. 2 on the all-time list, following Muralitharan.
With England's recent Test series win against Sri Lanka, Root has added one more player of the series award to his name. In total, he has 6 such awards from 48 series that he played.
The Pakistani spinner, who has last played a Test match in 2022, has amassed 5 player of the series awards. He has represented Pakistan in 24 series.
Bangladesh's star all-rounder, Shakib, also has 5 player of the series awards to his name from 43 series that he played, since 2007.
The Australia great is at No. 5 among active players, with 4 player of the series awards amassed from 37 series he featured in since 2010.