Top-3 players with most centuries against India in International cricket

Australian batter Steve Smith ended his 18-month long century drought in Test cricket after scoring an inning rescuing 101 against India in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024. So Let’s take a look at players with most centuries against India in International cricket.

The hundred not only ended his wait for the ton in the longest format but also elevated him to the leading century maker against India in International cricket.  

Over the years, the team India has faced some of the finest batter, but the three names hat stand tall for scoring the most centuries against them in international cricket.  

The remarkable performances of these players against India underline their ability to adapt to diverse conditions and excel against quality opposition.

Let’s take at the top three players who have scored centuries against India in International cricket.  

Joe Root (England) – 13 

The leading run-scorer in the Test cricket for England has smashed 13 centuries against the Indian team across formats. Root has hit 10 centuries in Test cricket, while three in One-day internationals.  

Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 14  

The former Australian captain has played a total of 89 matches against team India across formats during his 17-year long illustrious career and has smashed 14 centuries, eight during 29 Tests and six in 59 one-dayers.  

Steve Smith (Australia) – 15 

With 10 hundred in Tests and five in ODIs, Smith is in the top spot on the list of players with most centuries in international cricket.  

Smith equals the record with Joe Root for most tons’ vs India in the longest format of the game at 10. The 101-run knock in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 also moved Smith up at second spot in the list of batters with most hundreds in red-ball games played between India and Australia.

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India’s great Sachin Tendulkar tops the list of most centuries in arguably the toughest tests series of India vs Australia.