A test century overseas has always been of great significance to an Indian batsman for Indians have often found them struggling with the kind of pitches England and South Africa have. The bouncy pitches in England and South Africa have always been a test of character for the Indian batsmen and only a few in the history of Indian cricket have scored test centuries in South Africa.
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In the ongoing series with South Africa in South Africa, the Indian batsmen have failed miserably as has been the case on every tour of South Africa. Only Virat Kohli has been able to score a hundred so far in this tour while other Indian batsmen have struggled badly. So, seeing now would be an interesting time to know as to who are the Indian batsmen who have scored the most test centuries while playing in South Africa.
SACHIN LEADS THE WAY
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Sachin Tendulkar is the batsman with most test centuries in South Africa. The Little Master has smashed 5 test centuries in South Africa which by far is the most by any Indian batsman.
Following him is Virat Kohli with 2 test centuries against South Africa, one of these two came in the first innings at The Centurion. Besides these two batsmen, no other Indian batsman has scored more than one test centuries in South Africa.
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Here Are The Batsman With Most Test Centuries In South Africa
- Sachin Tendulkar: 5
- Virat Kohli: 2
- Rahul Dravid: 1
- Kapil Dev: 1
- Pravin Amre: 1
- Mohammad Azharuddin: 1
- Wasim Jaffer: 1
- Virender Sehwag: 1
- Cheteshwar Pujara: 1
India’s has had a lot of great test batsman over the years but they do not feature in the list of the batsmen who have made centuries in South Africa. Sunil Gavaskar and VVS Laxman also do not feature in the list despite being two legendary batsmen to have played for India.
