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

By MyKhel Staff

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

Most Centuries in Test Cricket

Name (Team) Centuries Innings 50 Highest Score Career Runs Matches 50s
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 51 329 33 248* 15921 200 68
Jacques Kallis (ICC/SA) 45 280 40 224 13289 166 58
Ricky Ponting (AUS) 41 287 29 257 13378 168 62
Kumara Sangakkara (SL) 38 233 17 319 12400 134 52
Joe Root (ENG) 36 278 23 262 12972 152 65
Rahul Dravid (IND) 36 286 32 270 13288 164 63
Steve Smith (AUS) 34 201 25 239 9949 113* 41
Younis Khan (PAK) 34 213 19 313 10099 118 33
Sunil Gavaskar (IND) 34 214 16 236* 10122 125 45
Brian Lara (WI) 34 232 6 400* 11953 131 48
Mahela Jayawardene (SL) 34 252 15 374 11814 149 50
Kane Williamson (NZ) 33 186 17 251 9276 105 37
Alistair Cook (ENG) 33 291 16 294 12472 161 57
Steve Waugh (AUS) 32 260 46 200 10927 168 50
Matthew Hayden (AUS) 30 184 14 380 8625 103 29
Virat Kohli (IND) 30 207 14 254* 9200 122* 31
Shivanarine Chanderpaul (WI) 30 280 49 203* 11867 164 66
Don Bradman (AUS) 29 80 10 334 6996 52 13

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
Story first published: Friday, December 27, 2024, 12:40 [IST]
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