Top 10 batsmen with most Centuries in History of International Cricket:
When player complete the score of hundred it is known as century. Cricket fans love to see their favorite batsman scoring century. It is considered as one of the great achievement in the match.
Cricket fans are always interested in knowing previous records made in the world of cricket. Here is an interesting article about top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket.
Top 10 batsmen with most Centuries in History of International Cricket:
1.Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar ranks first in the list of top 10 batsmen with most Centuries in History of International Cricket. He is former international cricketer of India. He has also led the team for long period of time. He is commonly known with the name Mater Blaster and considered as one of the greatest cricketer in the history of international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar is the first and only cricketer to hit 100 hundreds in the history of international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar hold this record and no other cricketer is able to break this record till now. He scored his first century in 1990 while playing against England at Old Trafford, Manchester. He made the excellent score of 119 not out.
- National Team : India
- Total centuries: 100
- Period: 1989 to 2013.
- Centuries made in ODIs: 49
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 51
- Centuries made in T20Is : 0
2.Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting is former Australian cricketer. Now he works as cricket coach and commentator. He is considered as a cricketer with extraordinary skills and also one of the most successful captains in the history of international cricket. He has achieved victory in 220 matches out of 324.He led the Australian national team in the period between 2004 and 2011 for Tests and in the period between 2002 and 2011 for One Day Internationals.
- National Team: Australia
- Total centuries: 71
- Period: 1995 to 2012.
- Centuries made in ODIs: 30
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 41
- Centuries made in T20Is : 0
3.Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and also the captain of the India national team. He is considered as one of the best contemporary batsmen of cricket world. He is one of the famous cricketers in today’s world. In August 2008, he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka and in that only he smashed his first hundred. In 2011, he made his Test debut against the West Indies and in January 2012, he hit first Test century of his career during the Australian tour. He holds third position in the list of top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket.
- National Team: India
- Total centuries: 70
- Period: 2008-2021
- Centuries made in ODIs: 49
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 51
- Centuries made in T20Is : 0
4. Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara is former cricketer of Sri Lanka. He also worked as cricket commentator and currently he is the president of Marylebone Cricket Club. He is widely considered as one of the greatest batsmen in world’s cricket history .His name is included in list of top 3 batsmen in ICC rankings in all 3 formats during his international cricket. At the time of retirement, his name was placed on second position in the list of run-scorers in ODI format and on the sixth position in the list of run scorers in Test cricket. He is on 4th potion in the list of top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket.
- National Team : Sri Lanka
- Total centuries: 63
- Period: 2000- 2015
- Centuries made in ODIs: 25
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 38
- Centuries made in T20Is : 0
5.Jacques Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis is former cricketer of South African and cricket coach. He is considered as one of the greatest all-rounders in history of cricket. He is on fifth rank in the list of top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket. He is regarded as gem in cricket of South Africa because he has shown amazing batting skills.
- National Team: South Africa
- Total centuries: 62
- Period: 1995-2014
- Centuries made in ODIs: 17
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 45
- Centuries made in T20Is : 0
6.Hashim Amla
Hashim Mohemed Amla a former international cricketer of South Africa. He holds the record of becoming the fastest cricketer to score 10 centuries in ODI format of game. He also led South Africa’s team in Test format from June 2014 to January 2016.
He achieved the record of scoring highest individual runs of any South African batsman in Test cricket. He was unbeatable at 311 while playing against England at The Oval London. He achieved sixth rank in the list of top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket.
- National Team: South Africa
- Total centuries: 55
- Period: 2004-2019
- Centuries made in ODIs: 27
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 28
- Centuries made in T20Is : 0
7.Mahela Jayawardene
Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene is a former cricketer of Sri Lanka and also cricket coach .He is considered as one of the greatest batsmen in cricket world. He is also the most successful captain for Sri Lankan team. He made his first Test match in August 1997 and his first One Day International in January 1998. He has played 652 international matches for Sri Lanka in the period of about 18 years. He holds the seventh rank in the list of top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket.
- National Team: Sri Lanka
- Total centuries: 54
- Period: 1997-2015
- Centuries made in ODIs: 19
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 34
- Centuries made in T20Is : 1
8.Brain Lara
Brian Charles Lara is a Trinidadian former cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in cricket world. On several occasions he secured first rank in Test cricket. He holds the record of scoring highest runs in first-class cricket. He was unbeatable at 502 while playing for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994. He has attained 8th rank in the list of top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket.
- National Team: West Indies
- Total centuries: 62
- Period: 1995-2014
- Centuries made in ODIs: 17
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 45
- He has not played any T20Is match.
9.Rahul Dravid
Rahul Sharad David is a former Indian cricketer. He also led Indian national team. Now he is appointed as Director of Cricket Operations at National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru. Recently he has become the coach of India cricket team for Sri Lanka tour of India. BCCI appointed him as Head of NCA in 2019. He has shown drastic hits by his bat and that is why he is considered as one of the greatest batsmen in the world. He holds ninth position in the list of top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket.
- National Team: India
- Total centuries: 48
- Period: 1996-2012
- Centuries made in ODIs: 12
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 36
- Centuries made in T20Is : 0
10. AB de Villiers
Abraham Benjamin de Villiers is a former cricketer of South Africa. For three times, he was given the honor of the ICC ODI Player during his 15-year international career. In the starting of his career his played as wicket-keeper-batsman but he has mostly shown his impressive performance as a batsman. He is on last position in the list of top 10 batsmen with most centuries in international cricket.
- National Team: South Africa
- Total centuries: 47
- Period: 2004-2018
- Centuries made in ODIs: 25
- Centuries made in Test cricket: 22
- Centuries made in T20Is : 0
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