Test cricket is considered the best format of the game, and in this article, we are going to see the players with the most centuries in the red-ball format of the game. The players on the list have already retired from international cricket, but their records are still unbroken. Of the top five players with the most centuries, two of them are Indian players.
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list of players with the highest centuries in Test cricket. He smashed a total of 51 hundred in Test cricket, with the highest score in an inning of 248* runs. Tendulkar holds the record for the highest international centuries and is also the highest run-scorer from India in both the test and the ODI format of the game. Tendulkar retired from international cricket in the year 2013, but even after 11 years of his retirement, no one is even slightly closer to his record.
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Jacques Kallis stands in second place in the category of the highest-century hitter as he smashed a total of 45 hundred in test cricket, and his best score in an inning was 224 runs. Kallis is also the highest run-scorer in tests from South Africa and the third-highest run-getter in tests from around the world.
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Ricky Ponting made a total of 41 centuries in test cricket, which is the third highest in the world. He is also the second-highest run-scorer in the world in test cricket, with 13378 runs in 287 innings. Ponting also smashed a total of 62 half-centuries in his test career, and his best performance in test cricket was an innings of 257 runs.
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Kumar Sangakkara is the fourth batter with the most centuries in Test cricket, as he smashed a total of 38 hundreds in his test career, including the best score in an innings of 319 runs. He also holds the record for hitting a triple-century in his career and has also made 52 impressive half-centuries.
Rahul Dravid (India)
Rahul Dravid is the second Indian batter with the most centuries in test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar. He made a total of 36 hundreds in test cricket and 63 half-centuries, including his best score in an innings of 270 runs. Dravid was considered one of the most difficult players to get out of the crease for his outstanding batting skills.
