List of batsmen to score a century in their 100th Test
Here is the list of batsmen who scored a century in their 100th Test.
CHENNAI (AFP) - England skipper Joe Root struck a century in his 100th Test Friday to join an elite list of batsmen in world cricket. The list include three players from England, two from Pakistan, one from West Indies, one from Australia and two from South Africa.
The following have achieved the feat:
Colin Cowdrey (ENG) v Australia in Birmingham, 1968
Javed Miandad (PAK) v India in Lahore, 1989
Gordon Greenidge (WIS) v England in St. John s (Antigua), 1990
Alec Stewart (ENG) v West Indies in Manchester, 2000
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) v India in Bangalore, 2005
Ricky Ponting (AUS - 2 X 100s) v South Africa in Sydney, 2006
Graeme Smith (RSA) v England at The Oval (London), 2012
Hashim Amla (RSA) v Sri Lanka in Johannesburg, 2017
Joe Root (ENG) v India in Chennai, 2021.