Like International cricket, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of the Most Hundreds In Test cricket. He is the only having the number of hundreds above 50 while Jack Kallis(2nd) & Ricky Ponting(3rd) are only two having the number above 40.
Kumar Sangakkara has the 4th & Rahul Dravid has the 5th most hundreds in Test cricket history. The next 5 players – Younis Khan(6th), Sunil Gavaskar(7th), Brian Lara(8th), Mahela Jayawardene(9th) & Joe Root(10th) come with the same number of hundreds in this list, differing in the number of innings batted.
Joe Root enters this list of the most hundreds in Test cricket, after scoring hundred in each innings of the 2nd Test of ENG Vs SL 2024 series.
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Who Has Scored The Most Test Hundreds Ever? , Top 10 List : Joe Root – 34 Test Cricket Most 100s For England
| No. | Player, | 100s, | Mts, | Inns, | Runs, | HS, | 50s, | Team, | Career. | |
| 1 | S Tendulkar | 51 | 200 | 329 | 15921 | 248* | 68 | IND | 1989-2013 | |
| 2 | J Kallis | 45 | 166 | 280 | 13289 | 224 | 58 | RSA/ICC | 1995-2013 | |
| 3 | R Ponting | 41 | 168 | 287 | 13378 | 257 | 62 | AUS | 1995-2012 | |
| 4 | K Sangakkara | 38 | 134 | 233 | 12400 | 319 | 52 | SL | 2000-2015 | |
| 5 | R Dravid | 36 | 164 | 286 | 13288 | 270 | 63 | IND/ICC | 1996-2012 | |
| 6 | Y Khan | 34 | 118 | 213 | 10099 | 313 | 33 | PAK | 2000-2017 | |
| 7 | S Gavaskar | 34 | 125 | 214 | 10122 | 236* | 45 | IND | 1971-1987 | |
| 8 | B Lara | 34 | 131 | 232 | 11953 | 400* | 48 | WI/ICC | 1990-2006 | |
| 9 | M Jayawardene | 34 | 149 | 252 | 11814 | 374 | 50 | SL | 1997-2014 | |
| 10 | J Root | 34 | 145 | 265 | 12377 | 254 | 64 | ENG | 2012-2024* | |
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Most Hundreds In International Cricket Player Sachin Tendulkar Has 51 – The Most 100s In Test Cricket History,, Tendulkar Who Holds The Record For Most Nineties In Career Also Has The Most Fifties In Test Cricket & Most Fifties In International Cricket : Sachin Tendulkar Stats
51 Test hundreds by Sachin Tendulkar, are the most hundreds in Test cricket history, by a player. He has taken 329 innings of 200 matches to do so. Also, he holds the record for the most fifties(68) in the longest format of the game. 15921 runs, at an average of 53, Sachin scores in his Test career that lasts over 24 years( 1989-2013).
The highest international runs getter hits his maiden Test hundred(119*, Manchester) against England, in 1990 while the second(148*, Sydney) comes against Australia, in 1992 – becoming the youngest batsman to score a Test hundred in Australia. The 51st hundred(146, Cape Town) comes against South Africa, in 2011. He has 11 as the most 100s in Ind-Aus Tests.
In total, Sachin Tendulkar has 100 hundreds (the most) in 664 international matches that includes 49 ODI hundreds( 2nd most). In addition, he has a total of 28 nineties( 18 ODIs, 10 Tests) – the most.
| Mts, | Runs, | Inns, | 100s, | 50s, | 90s, | 6s. |
| 664 | 34357 | 782 | 100 | 164 | 28 | 264 |
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Jack Kallis Who Has Scored The Most Runs In International Cricket For South Africa Comes 2nd In Terms Of The Most Hundreds In Test Cricket : Jack Kallis Stats
The former South African allrounder Jack Kallis goes on scoring 45 Test hundreds – the 2nd most hundreds in Tests. He scores 13289 runs(280 Inns, Avg – 55) in addition of taking 292 wickets(272 Inns), in 166 Test matches. Also, he has 17 ODI hundreds, making it a total of 62 international 100s – the most by a South African batter.
| Mts, | Runs, | 100s, | 50s, | Wkts, | 5WI, | 4WI |
| 166 | 13289 | 45 | 58 | 292 | 5 | 7 |
Kallis scores his 1st Test hundred(101, Melbourne) against Australia, in 1997 & the 45th(115, Durban) against India, in 2013.
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Australia Most Runs In Tests Player Ricky Ponting Centuries In Test Career – 41,, Ponting – Most Centuries In Cricket International For Australia
Ricky Ponting has 41 – the 3rd most hundreds in Test cricket history, doing so in 287 innings of 168 matches. He has 13378 runs( Avg – 51) against his name in the Test career(1995-2012) which also includes 62 fifties.
After missing a hundred on his Test debut versus Sri Lanka( 96 runs in 1st innings) in 1995, the former Australian captain scores his 1st Test hundred (127, Leeds) against England, in 1997. The 41st hundred( 221, Adelaide) comes against India, in 2012.
Ponting has smashed a total of 71 international centuries(most by an Australian player) across all formats which include 41 from 2002-2007. He is also leading with the most ODI 100s(29) for Australia.
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One Of The Fastest 10000 Runs In Test Cricket Player Kumar Sangakkara Centuries In Tests – 38 : Fourth Most Hundreds In Tests
The 4th in the category of the most hundreds in Test cricket – Kumar Sangakkara has done that in 233 innings of 134 matches. In a Test career from 2000-15, Sangakkara has scored a total of 12400 runs( Avg – 57) that involves a triple hundred(319). Also, he is one of the 3 batters( others – Sachin & Lara) to score 10000 Test runs in 195 innings – the fastest.
Sangakkara smashes – the maiden hundred(105*, Galle) versus India, in 2001 & the 38th hundred (203, Wellington) versus New Zealand, in 2015. With 25 ODI hundreds, he has a tally of 63 hundreds across formats – the most for Sri Lanka.
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Rahul Dravid 36 – 5th Most Hundreds In Test History,, Rahul Dravid T20 World Cup 2024 Winning Team India Head Coach
36 Test hundreds by Rahul Dravid – the 5th most hundreds in Tests. In the Test career( 1996-2012), Dravid has a tally of 13288 runs in 286 innings of 264 Tests, including 63 fifties. After Sachin, Dravid has the most hundreds in Tests for India. 12 hundreds in the ODI career, make it a total of 48 in international cricket across the formats.
After a blistering 95(at Lord’s) on the Test debut, David’s 1st Test hundred( 148, Johannesburg) comes against South Africa, in 1997 while the 36th(119, Eden Gardens) comes against West Indies, in 2011.
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FAQs( Frequently Asked Questions)
Who has the most centuries in Test match?
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of the most hundreds in Test cricket history. He has a total of 51 hundreds in the longest format of the game.