Who are the top 7 batsmen who have scored most centuries in Test cricket?

Most Centuries In Test Cricket: Test cricket is the traditional format of cricket, and every cricketer wants to be a part of it. Although other formats of cricket, ODI and T20, have become more popular, Test cricket is where the true form of cricket is seen.

In Test cricket, every batsman gives priority to making the biggest score for the team, while the bowlers try to take quick wickets. Many great batsmen of the world have made their mark in Test cricket, here we are going to talk about the batsmen who have scored the most centuries in Test cricket.

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Who has the most centuries in his name:

Talking about Test cricket, the maximum number of centuries is recorded in the name of master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who has 51 centuries to his name. Jacques Kallis of South Africa is second in this list, who has scored 45 centuries. After this comes the name of Ricky Ponting, who has 41 centuries to his name.

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara is at fourth place, having scored 38 centuries, while Rahul Dravid is at fifth place with 36 centuries.

Route reached sixth place:

Now one name has been added to this list, that of Joe Root, who now has 35 Test centuries to his name. Joe Root has left behind cricket legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Mahela Jayawardene and Younis Khan, who have scored a total of 34 Test centuries. With this, Root has also become the batsman who has scored the most Test runs for England.

Batsmen who scored most centuries in Tests:

The most number of centuries in Test cricket is in the name of India's legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. In second place is Jacques Kallis of South Africa, who has 45 Test centuries in his name. Legends like Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, Virat Kohli are also included in this list.

Here you can see the complete list of batsmen who have scored most centuries-

rank	player	match	Turn	Run	highest score	century
1	Sachin Tendulkar (India)	200	329	15921	248*	51
2	Jacques Kallis (ICC/South Africa)	166	280	13289	224	45
3	Ricky Ponting (Australia)	168	287	13378	257	41
4	Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)	134	233	12400	319	38
5	Rahul Dravid (ICC/India)	164	286	13288	270	36
6	Joe Root (England)	147*	268	12578	254	35
7	Younus Khan (Pakistan)	118	213	10099	313	34
8	Sunil Gavaskar (India)	125	214	10122	236*	34
9	Brian Lara (ICC/West Indies)	131	232	11953	400*	34
10	Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)	149	252	11814	374	34
11	Alastair Cook (England)	161	291	12472	294	33
12	Kane Williamson (New Zealand)	102	180	8881	251	32
13	Steve Smith (Australia)	109	195	9685	239	32
14	Steve Waugh (Australia)	168	260	10927	200	32
15	Matthew Hayden (Australia)	103	184	8625	380	30
16	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)	164	280	11867	203*	30
17	Don Bradman (Australia)	52	80	6996	334	29
18	Virat Kohli (India)	115	195	8947	254*	29
19	Michael Clarke (Australia)	115	198	8643	329*	28
20	Hashim Amla (South Africa)	124	215	9282	311*	28
21	Graeme Smith (ICC/South Africa)	117	205	9265	277	27
22	Ellen Border (Australia)	156	265	11174	205	27
23	Gary Sobers (West Indies)	93	160	8032	365*	26
24	David Warner (Australia)	112	205	8786	335*	26
25	Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pakistan)	120	200	8830	329	25