Test is the ultimate format where players are required to depend on their skills heavily. A test hundred holds very high value in a player’s career. In this article, we will tell you the top 6 players with most 50+ scores in test cricket.
#6 Joe Root
England’s star player and one of the best batsmen in modern-day cricket, Joe Root is at No.6 on our list. Root made 91 fifty-plus scores in 254 innings of his test career. Joe Root is the only player on our list who is still playing and can add more records to his name.
#5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Former West Indies legendary batter, Shivnarine Chanderpaul is at No.5 on our list. He made 96 fifty-plus scores in 280 innings of his test career. Chanderpaul was one of the best batsmen to ever play test cricket.
#4 Rahul Dravid
Present head coach of the Indian cricket team and known as the wall of Indian cricket z Rahul Dravid made 99 fifty-plus scores in the 286-test innings of his career. He ranks at No.4 on this tally.
#3 Ricky Ponting
One of the best batters in the history of the game, Ricky Ponting is at No.3 on our list. He made 104 fifty-plus scores in his test career. Pointing took 287 test innings to achieve this record and sit at No.3 on this list.
#2 Jacques Kallis
South Africa’s star fast-bowling all-rounder, Jacques Kallis is the second player on our list. He also made 103 fifth-plus scores equal to Ricky Ponting but he ranks above him as he made it in 280 innings of his test career.
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#1 Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar has the most fifties in Test cricket history, with 68 scores between 50 and 99 in 329 innings over 200 matches. He scored a total of 15,921 runs, averaging 53.78 runs per innings. He also made 51 centuries, the most in Test cricket. Overall, he had 119 scores of fifty or more, performing well both at home (32 fifties) and away (36 fifties) during his career from 1989 to 2013.