Top 5 batters with the most 100s against India in tests
Hitting a century in a cricket match is not at all an easy task, as it requires a lot of skill, game sense, exceptional technical clarity, patience, determination, and confidence. This is the reason even a single international century in any format means a lot for any player. Although the game of cricket has been blessed with several legends who have scored many international centuries in their careers.
Some players have a different kind of zeal and enthusiasm to score against a particular team, and hence here we will talk about the top 5 batters who have scored the most centuries in test match cricket against India.
|
S.No |
Player |
Country |
Centuries |
Runs |
|
1 |
Steve Smith |
Australia |
9 |
2008 |
|
2 |
Joe Root |
England |
9 |
2526 |
|
3 |
Ricky Ponting |
Australia |
8 |
2555 |
|
4 |
Sir Garfield Sobers |
West Indies |
8 |
1920 |
|
5 |
Sir Vivian Richars |
West Indies |
8 |
1927 |
Steve Smith (9 centuries)
Steve Smith, a stalwart batsman for Australia, has scored the most hundreds in Test cricket matches against India. The right-hander’s impressive average of 66.93 has allowed him to record nine hundreds against India. In 19 games versus the Indians, he has amassed 2,008 runs and five fifty-run performances. Over the years, Steve Smith has shown himself to be an obstacle in the way of the world powerhouse, amassing a maximum score of 192 versus India.
Joe Root (9 centuries)
Former English captain Joe Root has nine centuries against India in Test matches, just like Steve Smith. In 25 Test matches against India, Root has scored 2,526 runs overall with an average of 63.15. His highest Test score against India is 218. Additionally, Root has 10 fifties against them, which is twice as much as Steve Smith’s half-centuries in the longest format of the game.
Ricky Ponting (8 centuries)
Ricky Ponting, who is an Australian legend and was one of the best players during his career, has scored eight massive centuries against the Indians in the best format of the game. Ponting has scored 2555 runs against India in test cricket, which is the most for any batter in this list. Ponting also holds the record for being the only Australian batter to score more than 70 international centuries.
Sir Garfield Sobers (8 centuries)
Sir Garry Sobers of the West Indies is fourth on the list of Test cricketers who have scored the most 100s against India. During his playing career, the legendary Caribbean batsman played 18 games in which he batted against the Indians. Garry Sobers averaged an astounding 83.47 against the Indians while scoring up to eight hundreds. Additionally, he scored 1,920 runs at India’s cost while managing seven half-centuries against them, including a top score of 198.
Sir Vivian Richards (8 centuries)
Sir Viv Richards of the West Indies, who used to be a feared batter across the world of cricket during his career, has also scored eight centuries against India in tests. This batter has also scored 1927 runs in test matches against India on the sub-continent as well as in the Caribbean.
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