England captain Ben Stokes is ready to feature in his 100th Test match during the IND vs ENG 3rd Test match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on February 13. Let’s examine the players who have previously achieved the milestone of playing 100 Tests.
England players with 100 Tests
James Anderson (184), Stuart Broad (167), Alastair Cook (161), Joe Root (137), Alec Stewart (133), Graham Gooch (118), Ian Bell (118), David Gower (117), Michael Atherton (115), Colin Cowdrey (114), Geoff Boycott (108), Kevin Pietersen (104), Ian Botham (102), Graham Thorpe (100), Andrew Strauss (100). Anderson and Root are likely to play at Rajkot.
Australia players with 100 Tests
Steve Waugh (168), Ricky Ponting (168), Allan Border (156), Shane Warne (145), Mark Waugh (128), Nathan Lyon (127), Glenn McGrath (124), Ian Healy (119), Michael Clarke (115), David Warner (112), David Boon (107), Steve Smith (107), Justin Langer (105), Mark Taylor (104), Matthew Hayden (103)
South Africa players with 100 Tests
Jacques Kallis (166), Mark Boucher (147), Hashim Amla (124), Graeme Smith (117), AB de Villiers (114), Shaun Pollock (108), Gary Kirsten (101), Makhaya Ntini (101)
West Indies players with 100 Tests
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (164), Courtney Walsh (132), Viv Richards (121), Desmond Haynes (116), Clive Lloyd (110), Gordon Greenidge (108), Chris Gayle (103), Carl Hooper (102)
New Zealand players with 100 Tests
Daniel Vettori (113), Ross Taylor (112), Stephen Fleming (111), Brendon McCullum (101)
India players with 100 Tests
Sachin Tendulkar (200), Rahul Dravid (164), VVS Laxman (134), Anil Kumble (132), Kapil Dev (131), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116), Sourav Ganguly (113), Virat Kohli (113), Ishant Sharma (105), Virender Sehwag (104), Harbhajan Singh (103), Cheteshwar Pujara (103)
Pakistan Players with 100 Tests
Javed Miandad (124), Inzamam-ul-Haq (120), Younis Khan (118), Wasim Akram (104), Saleem Malik (103)
Sri Lanka players with 100 Tests
Mahela Jayawardene (149), Kumar Sangakkara (134), Muttiah Muralidaran (133), Chaminda Vaas (111), Sanath Jayasuriya (110), Angelo Mathews (107)