Former England captain Joe Root has scored the 40th Test century of his career. He achieved this feat in the second Ashes Test against Australia. He has now come to fourth place in terms of scoring most centuries in Test cricket history. This was the total 59th century of his international career. See here the list of batsmen who have scored the most centuries in international cricket and along with Root, at which number are Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma?

Most centuries in international cricket

Most centuries in international cricket are in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who is also the only batsman to score 100 centuries in the history of cricket. Second in this list is Virat Kohli, who recently scored his 84th international century in the second ODI against South Africa. Ricky Ponting (71) and Kumar Sangakkara (63) are also in this list.

Joe Root, who has scored the 59th century of his career in the second Ashes Test. He has come sixth in terms of scoring most centuries in international cricket. Whereas India’s Rohit Sharma is at number 10 in this list. There are three Indians among the top-10 cricketers who have scored the most centuries.

• 100 centuries – Sachin Tendulkar
• 84 centuries – Virat Kohli
• 71 century – Ricky Ponting
• 63 centuries – Kumar Sangakkara
• 62 Centuries – Jacques Kallis
• 59 century – Joe Root
• 55 centuries – Hashim Amla
• 54 centuries – Mahela Jayawardene
• 53 centuries – Brian Lara
• 50 centuries – Rohit Sharma

The record of scoring most centuries in ODI cricket is in the name of Virat Kohli. He has scored 53 ODI centuries so far, followed by Sachin Tendulkar who had scored 49 centuries in his ODI career. On the other hand, Sachin Tendulkar has the most centuries in Test cricket, who has 51 centuries to his name. Jacques Kallis is at second place in this list, who had scored 45 centuries.

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Most Hundred In International Career: Today, on Saturday, 25 October, the last match of the 3-match ODI series between India and Australia was played on the Sydney grounds. In this match, former captain Rohit Sharma, who came on the field to chase the target of 237 runs, displayed excellent batting and scored a match-winning century of unbeaten 121 runs in 125 balls. During this, 13 fours and 3 sixes came from the hitman’s bat. This is Rohit Sharma’s 33rd century in ODI cricket. Rohit has scored 50 centuries in international cricket. Here we are going to tell you who are the 7 batsmen who have scored 50 centuries in international cricket?

Top-7 batsmen who scored 50 centuries in international cricket

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 100 centuries

India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar is at number one in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored 50 or more centuries in international cricket. Sachin has scored 100 centuries in his career, which includes 51 Test centuries and 49 ODI centuries.

2. Virat Kohli (India) – 82 centuries

India’s star batsman Virat Kohli is at second place in the list of batsmen who have scored 50 or more centuries in international cricket. Virat has scored 82 centuries so far, which includes 30 Test, 51 ODI and 1 T20 International century.

3. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 71 centuries

Australia’s great batsman Ricky Ponting is at third place in the list of batsmen who have scored 50 or more centuries in international cricket. Ponting has scored 71 centuries in international cricket, which includes 41 Test centuries and 30 ODI centuries.

4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 63 centuries

Sri Lankan great batsman Kumar Sangakkara is at fourth place in the list of batsmen who have scored 50 or more centuries in international cricket. Sangakkara has scored 63 centuries in international cricket, which includes 38 Test centuries and 25 ODI centuries.

5. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 62 centuries

South Africa’s great all-rounder Jacques Kallis is at fifth position in the list of batsmen who have scored 50 or more centuries in international cricket. Kallis has scored 62 centuries in his career, which includes 45 Test centuries and 17 ODI centuries.

6. Joe Root (England) – 58 centuries

England’s star batsman Joe Root is at sixth place in the list of batsmen who have scored 50 or more centuries in international cricket. Root has scored 58 centuries so far, which includes 39 Test centuries and 19 ODI centuries.

7. Hashim Amla (South Africa) – 55 centuries

Former South African opener Hashim Amla is at seventh place in the list of batsmen who have scored 50 or more centuries in international cricket. Amla has scored 55 centuries in international cricket, which includes 28 Test centuries and 27 ODI centuries.

Rohit scored 50 centuries in international cricket

In the third ODI match against Australia, Rohit Sharma scored the 33rd century of his ODI career. Rohit Sharma has become the 10th batsman to score 50 centuries in international cricket. Hitman has so far scored 12 Test, 33 ODI and 5 T20 International centuries in his international career.