Most Centuries in Test Cricket: Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most centuries in Test cricket, scoring 51 hundreds between 1989 and 2013. He’s followed by Jacques Kallis (45), Ricky Ponting (41), and Kumar Sangakkara (38). As of July 2025, Joe Root has climbed to fifth with 37 centuries, surpassing Steve Smith and Rahul Dravid. Check here the list of players who have scored the most hundreds in test cricket, from Sachin Tendulkar to Joe Root.
Most hundreds in Test Cricket: Test cricket is the traditional playing format of cricket and continues to appeal to fans even today. Many new formats like One-Day International and Twenty20 have emerged over the years and become more popular and preferred than Test cricket, but the latter represents how cricket was originally played.
There are tours and championships for test cricket and still draw huge crowds in stadiums. A high score is the priority for the batting team, and quick wickets are for the bowling team. Bowlers tend to shine in test cricket due to the nature of pitches and field placement. However, batsmen also tend to perform incredibly well in test games.
Players have scored double, triple and quadruple centuries in test cricket. You can check the list of players with the most test hundreds below.
Players With Most Centuries in Test Cricket
According to ESPN, here are the top cricket players with the most centuries in Test Cricket.
| Player | Country | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | 100 |
| SR Tendulkar | India | 1989-2013 | 200 | 329 | 15921 | 248* | 51 |
| JH Kallis | South Africa | 1995-2013 | 166 | 280 | 13289 | 224 | 45 |
| RT Ponting | Australia | 1995-2012 | 168 | 287 | 13378 | 257 | 41 |
| KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 2000-2015 | 134 | 233 | 12400 | 319 | 38 |
| JE Root | England | 2012-2025 | 156* | 284 | 13219 | 262 | 37 |
| SPD Smith | Australia | 2010-2025 | 118 | 210 | 10424 | 239 | 36 |
| R Dravid | India | 1996-2012 | 164 | 286 | 13288 | 270 | 36 |
| Younis Khan | Pakistan | 2000-2017 | 118 | 213 | 10099 | 313 | 34 |
| SM Gavaskar | India | 1971-1987 | 125 | 214 | 10122 | 236* | 34 |
| BC Lara | West Indies | 1990-2006 | 131 | 232 | 11953 | 400* | 34 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 1997-2014 | 149 | 252 | 11814 | 374 | 34 |
| KS Williamson | New Zealand | 2010-2024 | 105 | 186 | 9276 | 251 | 33 |
| AN Cook | England | 2006-2018 | 161 | 291 | 12472 | 294 | 33 |
| SR Waugh | Australia | 1985-2004 | 168 | 260 | 10927 | 200 | 32 |
| ML Hayden | Australia | 1994-2009 | 103 | 184 | 8625 | 380 | 30 |
| V Kohli | India | 2011-2025 | 123 | 210 | 9230 | 254* | 30 |
| S Chanderpaul | West Indies | 1994-2015 | 164 | 280 | 11867 | 203* | 30 |
| DG Bradman | Australia | 1928-1948 | 52 | 80 | 6996 | 334 | 29 |
| MJ Clarke | Australia | 2004-2015 | 115 | 198 | 8643 | 329* | 28 |
| HM Amla | South Africa | 2004-2019 | 124 | 215 | 9282 | 311* | 28 |
| GC Smith | South Africa | 2002-2014 | 117 | 205 | 9265 | 277 | 27 |
| AR Border | Australia | 1978-1994 | 156 | 265 | 11174 | 205 | 27 |