Most Centuries in Test

Sachin Tendulkar of India tops the list of most centuries in test cricket. In 200 test matches that he played, he scored 15921 including 51 centuries with 248* being the highest score. Jacques Kallis of South Africa stands second on the list of most centuries in tests. In the 166 matches that he played, he scored 13289 runs including 45 centuries with 224 being his highest score. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is ranked 3rd on the list of most centuries in tests. In the 168 matches that he played, he scored 13378 runs including 41 centuries with 257 being his highest score.

S.No.	Player’s Name	Team	Matches Played	Runs Scored	Hundreds Scored	Highest Score
1	Sachin Tendulkar	India	200	15921	51	248*
2	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	166	13289	45	224
3	Ricky Ponting	Australia	168	13378	41	257
4	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	134	12400	38	319
5	Rahul Dravid	India	164	13288	36	270
6	Younis Khan	Pakistan	118	10099	34	313
7	Sunil Gavaskar	India	125	10122	34	236*
8	Brian Lara	West Indies	131	11953	34	400*
9	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	149	11867	34	374
10	Steve Waugh	Australia	168	6996	34	200
11	Alastair Cook	England	152	8877	32	294
12	Matthew Hayden	Australia	103	8643	30	380
13	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	164	9265	30	203*
14	Don Bradman	Australia	52	11174	29	334
15	Hashim Amla	South Africa	115	8032	28	311*
16	Michael Clarke	Australia	115	8830	28	329*
17	Graeme Smith	South Africa	117	7110	27	277
18	Allan Border	Australia	156	7530	27	205
19	Garfield Sobers	West Indies	93	8540	26	365*
20	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	120	6187	25	229
21	Greg Chappell	Australia	87	8586	24	247*
22	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	90	8181	24	223
23	Viv Richards	West Indies	121	7696	24	229
24	Steve Smith	Australia	63	8832	23	239
25	Virender Sehwag	India	104	7249	23	319
26	Kevin Peterson	England	104	6215	23	227
27	Justin Langer	Australia	105	8563	23	250
28	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	124	7624	23	280
29	Wally Hammond	England	85	8114	22	336*
30	Mohammad Azharuddin	India	99	7727	22	199

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