2. Sachin Tendulkar:

Arguably the greatest batsman of all time, Sachin Tendulkar became the second cricketer after Sehwag to bag this honour five times. His first award came against Australia in 1997-98 series when he scored 446 runs in five innings with the help of 2 centuries and one fifty. His next four came against Australia(1999-00), England(2001-02), Bangladesh(2007) and Australia(2010).