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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma recorded his 11th Test hundred on Thursday during the third Test against England in Rajkot. Eight of his 11 Test tons came for him as an opener since 2019 alone. Rohit Sharma in total has smashed 47 centuries in international cricket. Here in this article, we will have a look at the list of players who have recorded the most tons in international cricket and where Hitman stands among them.
Most hundreds as a batsman in International cricket:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 100
- Virat Kohli - 80
- Ricky Ponting - 71
- Kumar Sangakkara - 63
- Jacques Kallis - 62
- Hashim Amla - 55
- Mahela Jayawardene - 54
- Brian Lara - 53
- David Warner - 49
- Rahul Dravid - 48
- AB de Villiers - 47
- Rohit Sharma - 47
Rohit Sharma has equalled the tally of AB de Villiers for smashing the most hundreds in International cricket.
Most centuries as an opener for India in Test cricket:
- Sunil Gavaskar - 33
- Virender Sehwag - 22
- Murali Vijay - 12
- Gautam Gambhir - 9
- Navjot Singh Sidhu - 8
- Rohit Sharma - 8
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has smashed 8 centuries as an opener in Test cricket since 2019.
Most centuries as an opener in Test cricket since 2019:
- Dimuth Karunaratne - 8
- Rohit Sharma - 8
Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to have smashed 8 Test centuries for India since the start of 2019. Other batters from India haven't got more than 4 centuries.
Most centuries in Test cricket since 2019:
- Joe Root - 15
- Kane Williamson - 12
- Marnus Labuschagne - 11
- Steven Smith - 9
- Babar Azam - 8
- Dimuth Karunaratne - 8
- Usman Khawaja - 8
- Rohit Sharma - 8
Rohit Sharma is the oldest captain (36 yrs & 291 d) to smash a century in Test cricket for India.
Most 100s as opener in International cricket:
- David Warner - 49
- Sachin Tendulkar - 45
- Chris Gayle - 42
- Rohit Sharma - 42
