5 Top cricketers with no "Man of the Match" awards in Tests
Nathan Astle has arguably been the most successful batsmen in the world of cricket in the past years during his era, with an impressive record across ODIs and Tests. Known for hard-hitting consistently, he has been instrumental in many victories of the nation from down under across both the formats. Astle scored a blistering double hundred against England in 2002, which is still considered as one of the most entertaining Test innings’ ever.
Despite his remarkable record for the ‘Black Caps’, he has won the ‘Man of the Match’ on only 1 occasion in the 81 Tests he played, that too he was given shared honours along with Alec Stewart in the 1st Test of the year against England back in 1997.
Let us have a look at Top players who have never won a “Man of the Match” award in a Test match:
#5 Moin Khan
Much similar to the other Indian wicket-keeper in our list, Moin Khan was a regular in the Pakistani team during the 1990s and was part of the famous 1992 World Cup Winning squad led by the dynamic Imran Khan. Though facing fierce competition from Rashid Latif for a place in the team with the gloves, Moin khan was preferred over Latif for his batting skills, with the help of which the Rawalpindi-born helped the Pakistani team several times lower down the order.
After retiring from his 69-match Test career, he was appointed for various managerial posts for the Pakistani national team. Known for his swashbuckling style of batting, Khan ended his Test career with a not-so-impressive average of 28.55 whilst hitting 4 centuries. In spite of his contributions with the bat and the behind the sticks, he was never awarded the “Man of the Math” award in Tests.