Most Hundreds in Test Cricket: Where Do Virat Kohli and Steve Smith Stand in List after Recent Tons?

Most Hundreds in Test Cricket: Steve Smith smashed his 34th Test century during India vs Australia 4th Test in Melbourne on Friday (December 27). And while writing these statistics, Virat Kohli is laying the foundation for a century too at the belter of a MCG wicket.

At the same time, Pakistan are also competing in a two-match Test series against hosts South Africa with big names such as Babar Azam in action. But where do they stand in the all-time list of most centuries in the Test format? Let's find out below:

Most Centuries in Test Cricket

Updated as on December 27, 2024

Most Test Hundreds for India

1. Sachin Tendulkar - 51 centuries
2. Rahul Dravid - 36 centuries
3. Sunil Gavaskar - 34 centuries
4. Virat Kohli - 30 centuries
5. Virender Sehwag - 23 centuries
6. Mohammad Azharuddin - 22 centuries
7. Cheteshwar Pujara - 19 centuries
8. Dilip Vengsarkar - 17 centuries
9. VVS Laxman - 17 centuries
10. Sourav Ganguly - 16 centuries

Most Test Centuries for Pakistan

1. Younis Khan - 34 centuries
2. Inzamam-ul-Haq - 25 centuries
3. Mohammad Yousuf - 24 centuries
4. Javed Miandad - 23 centuries
5. Azhar Ali - 19 centuries
6. Saleem Malik - 15 centuries
7. Ijaz Ahmed - 12 centuries
8. Hanif Mohammad - 12 centuries
9. Zaheer Abbas - 12 centuries
10. Asad Shafiq - 12 centuries

Most Test Hundreds for Australia

1. Ricky Ponting - 41 centuries
2. Steve Smith - 34 centuries
3. Steve Waugh - 32 centuries
4. Matthew Hayden - 30 centuries
5. Don Bradman - 29 centuries
6. Michael Clarke - 28 centuries
7. Allan Border - 27 centuries
8. David Warner - 26 centuries
9. Greg Chappell - 24 centuries
10. Justin Langer - 23 centuries

Most Test Hundreds for South Africa

1. Jacques Kallis - 45 centuries
2. Hashim Amla - 28 centuries
3. Greame Smith - 27 centuries
4. AB de Villiers - 22 centuries
5. Gary Kirsten - 21 centuries
6. Daryll Cullinan - 14 centuries
7. Dean Elgar - 14 centuries
8. Herschelle Gibbs - 14 centuries
9. Ashwell Prince - 11 centuries
10. Faf du Plessis - 10 centuries

Most Test Centuries for England

1. Joe Root - 36 centuries
2. Alistair Cook - 33 centuries
3. Kevin Pietersen - 23 centuries
4. Wally Hammond - 22 centuries
5. Colin Cowdrey - 22 centuries
6. Geoffrey Boycott - 22 centuries
7. Ian Bell - 22 centuries
8. Andrew Strauss - 21 centuries
9. Ken Barrington - 20 centuries
10. Graham Gooch - 20 centuries

Most Test Hundreds for West Indies

1. Brian Lara - 34 centuries
2. Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 30 centuries
3. Garry Sobers - 26 centuries
4. Vivian Richards - 24 centuries
5. Clive Lloyd - 19 centuries
6. Gordon Greenidge - 19 centuries
7. Desmond Haynes - 18 centuries
8. Richie Richardson - 16 centuries
9. Clyde Walcott - 15 centuries
10. Everton Weekes - 15 centuries

Most Test Hundreds for New Zealand

1. Kane Williamson - 33 centuries
2. Ross Taylor - 19 centuries
3. Martin Crowe - 17 centuries
4. Tom Latham - 13 centuries
5. John Wright - 12 centuries
6. Brandon McCullum - 12 centuries
7. Nathan Astle - 11 centuries
8. Henry Nicholls - 9 centuries
9. Stephen Fleming - 9 centuries
10. Glenn Turner - 7 centuries

Most Test Centuries for Sri Lanka

1. Kumara Sangakkara - 38 centuries
2. Mahela Jayawardene - 34 centuries
3. Aravinda de Silva - 20 centuries
4. Tilakaratne Dilshan - 16 centuries
5. Dinesh Chandimal - 16 centuries
6. Marvan Atapattu - 16 centuries
7. Dimuth Karunaratne - 16 centuries
8. Angelo Mathews - 16 centuries
9. Thilan Samaraweera - 14 centuries
10. Sanath Jayasuriya - 14 centuries

Most Test Hundreds for Bangladesh

1. Mushfiqur Rahim - 11 centuries
2. Tamim Iqbal - 10 centuries
3. Mominul Haque - 13 centuries
4. Shakib Al Hasan - 5 centuries
5. Mahmudullah - 5 centuries
6. Litton Das - 4 centuries
7. Imrul Kayes - 3 centuries
8. Habibul Bashar - 3 centuries
9. Najmul Hossain Shanto - 5 centuries
10. Mohammad Ashraful - 6 centuries