Most Hundreds in Test

Most Hundreds in Test is the ultimate measure of a batter's ability to convert starts into monumental scores and maintain elite form over decades. The all-time record is held by the Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar, who scored a staggering 51 centuries in Test cricket.

Tendulkar is followed by South African great Jacques Kallis (45). As of April 2026, the record books are being rewritten by England's Joe Root, who has amassed 41 centuries, equaling Ricky Ponting for the joint-third spot and emerging as the primary threat to Tendulkar's long-standing record. Other modern masters like Steve Smith (37) and Kane Williamson (33) continue to solidify their legacies in this elite group. This metric is more than a simple tally; it is a tribute to a player's technical mastery and psychological resilience against the world's most challenging red-ball bowling attacks.

RANK 1

Sachin Tendulkar

100s

Runs

15921

RANK 2

Jacques Kallis

100s

Runs

13289

RANK 3

Joe Root

ENG

100s

Runs

13943

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Sachin Tendulkar	200	329	15921	0	248	53.78	54.09	33	2058	69	68	51
2	Jacques Kallis	166	280	13289	28903	224	55.37	45.97	40	1488	97	58	45
3	Joe Root ENG	163	298	13943	24242	262	51.07	57.51	25	1492	46	66	41
4	Ricky Ponting	168	287	13378	22782	257	51.85	58.72	29	1509	73	62	41
5	Kumar Sangakkara	134	233	12400	22882	319	57.4	54.19	17	1491	51	52	38
6	Steven Smith AUS	123	220	10763	19966	239	56.05	53.9	28	1172	67	44	37
7	Brian Lara	131	232	11953	19753	400	52.88	60.51	6	1559	88	48	34
8	Mahela Jayawardene	149	252	11814	22959	374	49.84	51.45	15	1387	61	50	34
9	Sunil Gavaskar	125	214	10122	15327	236	51.12	66.04	16	1016	26	45	34
10	Younis Khan	118	213	10099	19375	313	52.05	52.12	19	1082	70	33	34
11	Alastair Cook	161	291	12472	26562	294	45.35	46.95	16	1442	11	57	33
12	Kane Williamson NZ	108	192	9461	18198	251	54.68	51.98	19	1056	28	38	33
13	Steve Waugh	168	260	10927	22461	200	51.06	48.64	46	1175	20	50	32
14	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	164	280	11867	27395	203	51.37	43.31	49	1285	36	66	30
15	Virat Kohli IND	123	210	9230	16608	254	46.85	55.57	13	1027	30	31	30
16	Matthew Hayden	103	184	8625	14349	380	50.73	60.1	14	1049	82	29	30
17	Hashim Amla	124	215	9282	18573	311	46.64	49.97	16	1170	14	41	28
18	Michael Clarke	115	198	8643	15456	329	49.1	55.92	22	978	39	27	28
19	Allan Border	156	265	11174	0	205	50.56	0	44	1161	28	63	27
20	Graeme Smith	117	205	9265	15525	277	48.25	59.67	13	1165	24	38	27
21	David Warner AUS	112	205	8786	12517	335	44.59	70.19	8	1036	69	37	26
22	Sir Viv Richards	121	182	8540	0	291	50.23	0	12	0	84	45	24
23	Mohammad Yousuf	90	156	7530	14372	223	52.29	52.39	12	957	51	33	24
24	Javed Miandad	124	189	8832	0	280	52.57	0	21	0	48	43	23
25	Virender Sehwag	104	180	8586	10441	319	49.34	82.23	6	1233	91	32	23
26	Kevin Pietersen	104	181	8181	13255	227	47.28	61.72	8	985	81	35	23
27	AB de Villiers	114	191	8765	16077	278	50.66	54.51	18	1024	64	46	22
28	Geoff Boycott	108	193	8114	0	246	47.72	0	23	0	8	42	22
29	Ian Bell	118	205	7727	15622	235	42.69	49.46	24	919	39	46	22
30	Mohammad Azharuddin	99	147	6215	9852	199	45.03	63.08	9	720	19	21	22
31	David Boon	107	190	7422	18116	200	43.65	40.96	20	822	2	32	21
32	Graham Gooch	118	215	8900	18075	333	42.58	49.23	6	1079	25	46	20
33	Mark Waugh	128	209	8029	15360	153	41.81	52.27	17	844	41	47	20
34	Aravinda de Silva	93	159	6361	0	267	42.97	0	11	0	48	22	20
35	Ross Taylor NZ	112	196	7683	12957	290	44.66	59.29	24	932	55	35	19
36	Gordon Greenidge	108	185	7558	0	226	44.72	0	16	0	67	34	19
37	Mark Taylor	104	186	7525	18140	334	43.49	41.48	13	727	9	40	19
38	Clive Lloyd	110	175	7515	0	242	46.67	0	14	0	70	39	19
39	Cheteshwar Pujara	103	176	7195	16217	206	43.6	44.36	11	863	16	35	19
40	Azhar Ali	97	180	7142	17033	302	42.26	41.93	11	694	22	35	19
41	Michael Hussey	79	137	6235	12436	195	51.52	50.13	16	685	39	29	19
42	David Gower	117	204	8231	16268	215	44.25	50.59	18	979	10	39	18
43	Desmond Haynes	116	202	7487	0	184	42.29	0	25	0	24	39	18
44	Michael Vaughan	82	147	5719	11184	197	41.44	51.13	9	742	22	18	18
45	VVS Laxman	134	225	8781	17785	281	45.97	49.37	34	1135	5	56	17
46	Dilip Vengsarkar	116	185	6868	11450	166	41.37	59.98	22	560	17	35	17
47	Adam Gilchrist	96	137	5570	6796	204	47.6	81.95	20	677	100	26	17
48	Martin Crowe	77	131	5444	12190	299	45.36	44.65	11	659	27	18	17
49	Angelo Mathews SL	119	212	8214	16970	200	44.4	48.4	27	835	90	45	16
50	Sourav Ganguly	113	188	7212	14070	239	42.17	51.25	17	900	57	35	16
51	Dimuth Karunaratne SL	99	189	7172	13913	244	39.4	51.54	7	760	12	39	16
52	Dinesh Chandimal SL	90	161	6361	12703	206	43.56	50.07	15	668	44	34	16
53	Tom Latham NZ	91	164	6261	13064	264	39.62	47.92	6	705	22	31	16
54	Usman Khawaja AUS	88	159	6229	12757	232	42.95	48.82	14	664	28	28	16
55	Sir Richie Richardson	86	146	5949	0	194	44.39	0	12	0	23	27	16
56	Tillakaratne Dilshan	87	145	5492	8379	193	40.98	65.54	11	677	24	23	16
57	Alec Stewart	133	235	8463	17389	190	39.54	48.66	21	1121	10	45	15
58	Chris Gayle WI	103	182	7214	11970	333	42.18	60.26	11	1046	98	37	15
59	Saleem Malik	103	154	5768	0	237	43.69	0	22	0	7	29	15
60	Ben Stokes ENG	120	216	7216	12348	258	34.85	58.43	9	828	136	37	14
61	Sanath Jayasuriya	110	188	6973	10698	340	40.07	65.18	14	910	59	31	14
62	Herschelle Gibbs	90	154	6167	12270	228	41.95	50.26	7	887	47	26	14
63	Marcus Trescothick	76	143	5825	10685	219	43.79	54.51	10	831	42	29	14
64	Dean Elgar	86	152	5347	11190	199	37.92	47.78	11	684	26	23	14
65	Sir Ian Botham	102	161	5200	8565	208	33.54	60.71	6	621	67	22	14
66	Allan Lamb	79	139	4656	9058	142	36.09	51.4	10	618	20	18	14
67	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	100	184	6510	13416	219	38.75	48.52	16	747	38	28	13
68	Carl Hooper	102	173	5762	11462	233	36.46	50.27	15	633	63	27	13
69	Mominul Haque BAN	75	139	4859	8922	181	37.66	54.46	10	557	21	25	13
70	Brendon McCullum	101	176	6453	9989	302	38.64	64.6	9	776	107	31	12
71	Jonny Bairstow	100	178	6042	10228	167	36.39	59.07	12	719	56	26	12
72	Kraigg Brathwaite WI	100	193	5950	14571	212	32.51	40.83	10	594	17	31	12
73	John Wright	82	148	5334	0	185	37.82	0	7	0	10	23	12
74	Ajinkya Rahane	85	144	5077	10256	188	38.46	49.5	12	578	35	26	12
75	Zaheer Abbas	78	124	5062	0	274	44.79	0	11	0	22	20	12
76	Asad Shafiq	77	128	4660	9588	137	38.19	48.6	6	512	29	27	12
77	Travis Head AUS	65	111	4592	6576	175	43.73	69.82	6	557	41	20	12
78	Alvin Kallicharran	66	109	4399	0	187	44.43	0	10	0	12	21	12
79	Rohit Sharma IND	67	116	4301	7538	212	40.57	57.05	10	473	88	18	12
80	Dhananjaya de Silva SL	65	115	4133	7089	173	38.99	58.3	9	499	36	19	12
81	Murali Vijay	61	105	3982	8601	167	38.28	46.29	1	467	33	15	12
82	Marnus Labuschagne AUS	63	114	4694	8987	215	44.7	52.23	9	524	15	25	11
83	Hashan Tillakaratne	83	131	4545	0	204	42.87	0	25	540	1	20	11
84	Mohinder Amarnath	69	113	4378	5119	138	42.5	85.52	10	330	21	24	11
85	KL Rahul IND	67	118	4053	7810	199	35.86	51.89	5	485	30	20	11
86	Ravi Shastri	80	121	3830	7942	206	35.79	48.22	14	317	22	12	11
87	Ashwell Prince	66	104	3665	8385	162	41.64	43.7	16	397	13	11	11
88	Dean Jones	52	89	3631	7427	216	46.55	48.88	11	361	10	14	11
89	Dennis Amiss	50	88	3612	0	262	46.3	0	10	427	3	11	11
90	Misbah ul Haq	75	132	5222	11726	161	46.62	44.53	20	511	81	39	10