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Sachin Tendulkar to Steve Smith: Batters with most Test centuries

Sachin Tendulkar to Steve Smith: Batters with most Test centuries

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 51 hundreds to his name.

Cricket’s longest format, the Test match, is renowned for its challenges and demands on cricketers. It is in this format that the true core of cricket is revealed, testing players both mentally and physically and therefore, scoring a century, reaching the coveted three-figure mark holds immense significance in Test cricket. 

Legendary cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting have set numerous records in Test cricket throughout the years, but who holds the record for most centuries in Test cricket? Let us find out.

Batters with most Test centuries

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of most centuries in Tests with 51 centuries. South Africa’s legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis comes second on the list with 45 centuries. Australia’s most successful captain Ricky Ponting is third on the list with 41 centuries. 

S.NCricketerCountryMatchesCenturies
1Sachin TendulkarIndia20051
2Jacques KallisSouth Africa16645
3Ricky PontingAustralia16841
4Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka13438
5Rahul DravidIndia16436
6Joe RootEngland14934
7Sunil GavaskarIndia12534
8Brian LaraWest Indies13134
9Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka14934
10Alastair CookEngland16133
11Steve SmithAustralia99*32

Most Test hundreds

Sachin Tendulkar became the face of Indian cricket and revolutionized the game. Apart from holding record of most runs In Test cricket, the Master Blaster also tops the list of most centuries in Tests. Tendulkar scored a staggering 51 centuries in his career, a record that is likely to remain unchallenged for years to come.

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