Most Individual Hundreds in Test History: India-England Series Equals 70-Year Old Record

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London, August 4: The 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England has etched its name into the record books, equalling the highest number of individual centuries scored in a single Test series.

With 21 individual hundreds across five gripping Tests, the series has matched a feat last achieved 70 years ago — in the Australia vs West Indies series of 1955.

India captain Shubman Gill has been the standout performer, hammering four centuries in the series, while England’s batting maestro Joe Root smashed three tons as the five-match Test series ended in a 2-2 draw. Together, they’ve contributed to nearly one-third of the centuries scored in this series.

Team India Dominate Century Chart

Of the 21 centuries, 12 have come from Indian bats, underlining the team’s dominance with the willow. Apart from Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Yashasvi Jaiswal have each scored two hundreds, while Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, and others chipped in with crucial centuries.

England’s Stars Shine Too

For the hosts, Joe Root led the way with three masterful centuries. Harry Brook followed with two, and Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Ollie Pope, and Ben Stokes made timely contributions with one each.

Complete List of Century-Makers in the Series

Record for Most Centuries in a Test Series

Gill, who was adjudged India's Player of the Series, marked a sensational start to his captaincy tenure, hammering four centuries across five Tests and amassing a staggering 754 runs. Remarkably, 430 of those came in a single match - the second Test at Edgbaston - where India registered a commanding 336-run victory.

On the other hand, Joe Root climbed past KL Rahul to become the series' second-highest run-getter after scoring a crucial century in the final innings of the fifth Test at The Oval.

Gill's aggregate of 754 runs is now the second-highest ever by an Indian batter in a Test series, and also ranks as the second-most runs scored by a Test captain in a single series.