Nothing brings a batsman as much delight as a test hundred. No matter how many big scores you have had in the limited overs cricket but a test hundred is always special for test cricket still continues to be the perfect test of a batsman’s character.
India has had some legendary batsman playing for it and tests and hence the plethora of test centuries.
On top of the list with most test centuries for India is, of course, the Master Blaster with 51 test centuries which is just unbelievable. Sachin Tendulkar is the symbol of India’s pride in almost every batting record and Virat Kohli is swiftly growing to match Sachin’s stature. Following the Little Master on the list of most test centuries for India is another legend, Rahul Dravid.
Rahul Dravid who is presently the coach of India Under 19 and India A has 36 test centuries to his name. He has indeed been ‘The Wall’ of Indian cricket all through his career especially in the longest format of the game. Dravid is just ahead of Sunil Gavaskar who has 34 test hundreds.
Among the current lot of test players playing for India, Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper along with Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay also feature on the list. While Kohli has 20 test hundreds, Pujara and Murali Vijay have 14 and 11 respectively.
HERE IS THE LIST OF TOP 10 PLAYERS WITH MOST TEST HUNDREDS FOR INDIA
1.Sachin Tendulkar: 51 Test Hundreds
2.Rahul Dravid: 36 Test Hundreds
3.Sunil Gavaskar: 34 Test Hundreds
4.Virender Sehwag: 23 Test Hundreds
5.Mohammad Azharuddin: 22 Test Hundreds
6.Virat Kohli: 20 Test Hundreds
7.VVS Laxman and Dilip Vengsarkar: 17 Test Hundreds each
8.Sourav Ganguly: 16 Test Hundreds
9.Cheteshwar Pujara and Gundapa Vishvnath: 14 Test Hundreds each
10.Murali Vijay and Ravi Shastri: 11 Test Hundreds
The interesting question is, will Virat Kohli be able to go past the great Sachin Tendulkar? Can Kohli reach where Tendulkar has reached in his illustrious career or will Sachin remain the undisputed champion?
