Top five currently active batsmen with most international centuries
Playing in a jam-packed stadium where people are cheering for you while you don the jersey of your country to represent it on the match field is a surreal feeling. What makes this feeling more special is racking up a huge tally of a three-figure score to take your team to victory. Scoring centuries in a cricket match is an art that is mastered by many superstars of the modern era. However, there are not many who know how to be consistent in terms of smashing 100s and score a plethora of runs for their teams. Let’s take a look at the 5 batsmen, who are actively playing international cricket, with most centuries in cricket in all the three formats.
5. Rohit Sharma – 39
The flamboyant Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma is synonymous with talent in the cricket fraternity. The cricketer is renowned as ‘Hitman’ by his fans for his ability to play quickfire innings and score massive runs for his country. After more than a decade in the national setting, Rohit has 32 Test matches, 224 ODIs and 108 T20 Internationals under his belt scoring 2,141, 9,115 and 2,773 runs respectively. Considering all the three formats, India’s limited-overs vice-captain has also racked up 74 half-centuries and 39 tons.
4. Ross Taylor – 40
New Zealand’s right-handed batsman Ross Taylor can be considered as an unsung hero of his national team in the previous decade. The Kiwi cricketer averages over 46 and 48 in the Test matches and the ODI Internationals, yet he is not counted in the list of the finest batsmen of the modern era. In his illustrious international career of 16 years, Ross has 91 half-centuries to his name along with 40 centuries. The former captain has featured in 101 Test matches, 232 ODIs and 100 T20 Internationals smashing 7,239, 8,569 and 1,909 runs.
3. Chris Gayle – 42
Renowned as one of the most barbarous hitters of the cricket ball ever, West Indies Superstar Chris Gayle has 42 international centuries and 104 fifty-plus scores under his cap. The opening batsman is known for his blistering and quickfire innings. Despite being over 40, he still plays an important part in the West Indies cricket team. Since his debut in 1999, the power-hitter has amassed 7,215, 10,480 and 1,627 runs in 103 Tests, 300 ODIs and 58 T20 Internationals.
2. David Warner – 43
With 7,244, 5,279 and 2,265 runs in 84 Test matches, 125 ODIs and 81 T20 Internationals respectively since his debut in 2009 against South Africa, Australia’s David Warner has established himself as one of the most aggressive openers of the modern era. The journey of the swashbuckling left-handed batsman hasn’t been easy in international cricket as he has been a centre point of many controversies including a one-year ban from the game. Despite the hurdles, Warner has emerged as a strong-willed player with 69 fifty-plus scores and 43 centuries in his kitty.
1. Virat Kohli – 70
No words can describe the heroics of the current Indian skipper Virat Kohli in international cricket. Since his debut in 2008 against Sri Lanka, the flamboyant batsman has been unstoppable and has collected a plethora of runs for his national team. With 104 fifty-plus scores and 70 100+ innings, Kohli is the prime contender of breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s golden record of smashing 100 centuries. Arguably the greatest batsmen of the modern era, he has till now featured in 86 Test matches, 248 ODIs and 81 T20 Internationals garnering 7,240, 11,867 and 2,794 runs respectively.
