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India's most reliable Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has played a brilliant knock for Saurashtra in the ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Jharkhand by scoring 243 runs in 356 balls which included 30 boundaries. Pujara remained unbeaten till the end of the innings, but the team declared after achieving a total of 578/4 in 156 overs.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at who has smashed the most centuries in FC cricket among Indian batters and more.
Most Centuries in FC cricket among Indian batters:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 81
- Sunil Gavaskar - 81
- Rahul Dravid - 68
- Cheteshwar Pujara - 61
- Vijay Hazare - 60
- Wasim Jaffer - 57
- Dilip Vengsarkar - 55
- VVS Laxman - 55
Cheteshwar Pujara has smashed 19 centuries for India in Test cricket and 21 centuries for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy.
Most Double Hundreds in Ranji Trophy:
- Paras Dogra - 9
- Cheteshwar Pujara - 8
- Ajay Sharma - 7
- Abhinav Mukund - 7
- Surendra Bhave - 6
- Ashok Malhotra - 6
- Manoj Tiwary - 6
Notably, this was Pujara's 17th double-century in FC cricket.
Most Double hundreds in FC Cricket:
- Don Bradman - 37
- Wally Hammond - 36
- Elias Hendren - 22
- Herbert Sutcliffe - 17
- Mark Ramprakash - 17
- Cheteshwar Pujara - 17
Cheteshwar Pujara has the most double-centuries in FC cricket among Asian players.
Pujara's highest score in FC Cricket:
- 352 for Saurashtra vs Karnataka at Rajkot, 2013
- 306* for India A vs West Indies A at Hubbali, 2013
- 302* for Saurashtra vs Orissa at Rajkot, 2008
- 269 for Saurashtra vs Tamil Nadu at Chennai, 2013
- 256* for India Blue vs India Red at Greater Noida, 2016
- 248 for Saurashtra vs Karnataka at Rajkot, 2020
- 243* for Saurashtra vs Jharkhand at Rajkot, 2024
This was Pujara's 7th highest score in FC cricket.
