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Most Centuries And Runs In Test Cricket: These days only one name is dominating in Test cricket and that name is Joe Root. England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has scored a lot of runs in Tests this year and is now wreaking havoc with the bat on Pakistani soil.
In the first test match played in Multan, Joe Root created a sensation in the cricket world by playing tremendous innings and scoring in the first century. He scored the 35th century of his Test career and thus became the sixth batsman to score the most Test centuries in Test cricket, beating 4 players at once.
With this century, he left behind legendary batsmen like Mahela Jayawardene, Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar and Younis Khan in one stroke. During this century innings, Joe Root also became England’s greatest Test cricketer. Beating Alastair Cook, Root has now become the highest run-scorer in Tests for England. Root now has more than 12500 runs in Tests.
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This year Root’s bat is spewing runs fiercely. In the year 2024, he has scored more than 1100 runs in 21 innings of 12 matches with the help of 5 centuries and 4 half-centuries. If he continues to score runs at this pace, he will soon break the records of India’s Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 15,921 runs in his 200 Test matches. At the same time, Joe Root has played 146 Test matches so far and has 12,402 runs to his name. Root may have to wait a long time to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record. However, if Root continues to perform brilliantly, he can leave Sachin Tendulkar behind. In this article, we are going to tell about those players who have scored the most runs and centuries in Test cricket.
List of batsmen who scored the most centuries and runs in Test cricket
10. Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lankan team’s dashing batsman Mahela Jayawardene has achieved many records in his Test cricket career and has also played many big innings for his team. He has scored 11814 runs with a total of 34 centuries in 149 Test matches.
9. Shiv Narayan Chandrapal
Former West Indies cricketer and legendary batsman Shiv Narayan Chandrapal has made many records in his Test cricket career. He has scored 11867 runs in 164 Test matches and during this time he has scored 30 centuries.
8. Brian Lara
One of the greatest batsmen of West Indies, Brian Lara has played only 131 matches in his Test cricket career, during which he has scored 11953 runs with 34 centuries.
7. Kumar Sangakkara
Former Sri Lankan captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has played 134 matches in his Test career and scored 12400 runs in this format, which also includes 38 Test centuries scored by him.
6. Alastair Cook
Former England captain Alastair Cook has played a total of 161 matches in the Test format, during which he has scored 12472 runs with 33 centuries.
5. Joe Root
These days, England’s dashing batsman Joe Root’s name is in the news in Test cricket. He has scored a lot of runs with his batting. Root has scored 12578 runs with 35 Test centuries so far.
4. Rahul Dravid
Former Indian team’s legendary batsman Rahul Dravid has scored a total of 13288 runs with 36 Test centuries in 164 Test matches.
3. Jacques Kallis
Former South African legendary batsman Jacques Kallis has played 166 matches in Test format and during this time, his bat has scored a total of 13289 runs with 45 centuries.
2. Ricky Ponting
Former Australian captain and legendary batsman Ricky Ponting has 13378 runs in 168 Test matches, during this time, his bat has scored a total of 41 Test centuries. Ponting’s name comes second in this list.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
Indian team’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar remains at the top of this list. In his Test career, he has scored a total of 15921 runs in 200 matches, during which a total of 51 Test centuries have come from his bat.
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