Jacques Kallis
South African great Jacques Kallis enjoys the top spot on the list. Former Proteas' all-rounder featured in 166 test matches and has won 23 "Player of the Match" awards in the longest format of the game. Kallis was the mainstay of South Africa's team during his era
Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka's bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan comes second on the list. Featuring 133 test matches, the spinner had won 19 POTM awards. Muralitharan also holds the record for the most number of wickets in test history which is 800
Wasim Akram
Former Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram holds the third place on the list. He has won 17 "Player of the Match" awards in 104 test matches played. Surprisingly, Pakistan's star pacer also holds the record for most number of sixes in a single innings of a test match which is 12
Shane Warne
The fourth spot on the list is in the name of Australia's legend Shane Warne. The spinner played 145 test matches for Australia and has won 17 "Player of the Match" awards. The record for most wickets in a calendar year in test format is registered in the name of Shane Warne. In 2005, he played just 15 test matches and bagged 96 wickets
Kumar Sangakkara
Former Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara is the fifth player on the list. He played 134 matches in the longest format of the game and won 16 "Player of the Match" awards. The former Lankan batsman has several test records registered under his name
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