Most test hundreds by player 2024
Nicknamed "The Little Master", India's Sachin Tendulkar scored a record 51 centuries in his test match career spanning from 1989 to 2013. As of August 2024, Tendulkar had the most test centuries in test cricket history.
The versatility of the Little Master
During his illustrious career, Tendulkar batted in a total of 329 test innings and 452 ODI innings. The Little Master’s proficiency with the bat was equally impressive in both formats, with Tendulkar also holding the record for the most centuries scored in men’s One Day International cricket, having hit 49 ODI hundreds between 1989 and 2012. Comparatively, Jacques Kallis was in second place for the number of test centuries scored in men’s cricket but doesn’t feature in the top-ten list of players with the most centuries in men’s One Day International cricket.
What does a test century signify?
Scoring a test century is one of cricket’s most admired feats of skill. At Lord’s, a stadium in London widely known as the “Home of Cricket”, every test century scored there is documented on the fabled Lord’s honors boards. While the number of test centuries scored isn’t a definitive measure of a batter’s prowess, it is a valuable insight into a player’s ability to maintain concentration and a high level of performance over a long period of time. Furthermore, the list of batsmen with the most test centuries correlates closely with the leading overall run scorers in international men’s test cricket, with only two of the leading run scorers in test cricket not featuring in the top-ten list of batsmen with the most test hundreds.
