Players To Score Centuries Against 9 Different Test Playing Nations

Test cricket is the most unique format of cricket. Other than ODI and T20I, tests comprise an unlimited number of overs for batsmen and bowlers, which makes it a totally different style of cricket competition to observe. Smashing centuries and double centuries in Tests are considered big achievements for batsmen because it takes a lot of patience and focuses to reach a three-digit individual score in Test matches.

Only 12 countries currently have the Test status by International Cricket Council (ICC). They are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, West Indies, Ireland, and England.

Many batsmen have smashed multiple hundreds in Test cricket in the past but there are only 12 batsmen who have smacked tons against 9 different countries. Here we talk about players to score centuries against 9 different Test-playing nations.

Players To Score Centuries Against 9 Different Test Playing Nations

Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

Current New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is one player who has smashed centuries against 9 different Test-playing nations. The right-handed batsman has slammed 2 Test tons each against Australia and India. 3 tons each against Bangladesh, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and West Indies. The 31-year-old player has also hit 4 hundreds against Pakistan and 1 against Zimbabwe. Overall, he has shattered 24 tons in his Test career so far.

Younis Khan (Pakistan)

Former Pakistani cricketer Younis Khan is another player to score centuries against 9 different Test-playing nations. Younis Khan, who played Test from 2000 to 2017, smashed 8 tons against Sri Lanka and 5 against India.

The right-handed batsman also hit 4 hundreds each against Australia, England, and South Africa. The middle-order batsman slammed 3 tons each against Bangladesh and West Indies, along with 1 century against Zimbabwe and 2 against New Zealand.

Brian Lara (West Indies)

West Indies batting legend Brian Lara is another player to score Test centuries against 9 different countries. The left-handed batsman smacked most 9 hundreds against Australia. He also hit 7 tons against England.

The former West Indies skipper slammed 5 centuries against  Sri Lanka and 4 each against Pakistan and South Africa. The top-order batsman also hit 2 tons against India and 1 each against Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe.

Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar has also shattered centuries against 9 different Test-playing nations. Tendulkar, who has smacked the most number of 51 Test centuries in Test cricket, scored 11 and 9 tons against Australia and Sri Lanka respectively.

The little master also slammed 7 hundreds each against England and South Africa. The right-handed batsman also smashed 5 tons against Bangladesh, 4 against New Zealand, and 3 each against West Indies and Zimbabwe. The former Indian player also scored 2 hundreds against Pakistan in Tests.

Rahul Dravid (India)

Rahul Dravid is the only 2nd Indian player to hit centuries against 9 different Test-playing nations. The former Indian cricketer scored 7 and 6 tons against England and New Zealand respectively.

The right-handed batsman also hit 5 hundreds each against Pakistan and West Indies. He also slammed 3 tons each against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Dravid accounts for 2 hundreds each against South Africa and Australia.

Gary Kirsten (South Africa)

There are only 2 South African players who have managed to smash a century against 9 different Test-playing countries and Gary Kirsten is one of them. The former South African cricketer hit 5 centuries against England. The left-handed batsman also scored 3 tons each against India and West Indies.

Kirsten, who played Test cricket from 1993 to 2004, slammed 2 hundreds each against Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Pakistan. He accounts for 1 Test century each against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis is the second Proteas player to hit centuries against 9 different Test-playing nations. The right-handed batsman slammed 8 hundreds each against England and West Indies and 6 each against New Zealand and Pakistan.

The all-rounder also hit 7 hundreds against India and 5 against Australia. Kallis also hit 1 ton against each against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and 3 against Zimbabwe.

Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Marvan Atapattu is another player to score a century against 9 different Test-playing countries. The right-handed batsman hit 5 centuries against Zimbabwe out of his total 16 Test hundreds.

He also scored 2 tons each against Australia, England, and India. Atapattu slammed 1 century each against Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and West Indies.

Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Another Sri Lankan cricketer to score centuries against 9 different Test-playing nations is Mahela Jayawardene. The former Sri Lankan cricketer hit 34 Test tons in his career. Against England and Bangladesh, Jayawardene hit 8 and 5 hundreds respectively.

The right-handed batsman also scored 6 tons each against India and South Africa; along with 2 tons each against Australia and Pakistan. The former Sri Lanka skipper also scored 1 century each against West Indies and Zimbabwe and 3 hundreds against New Zealand.

Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Kumar Sangakkara is the only 3rd Sri Lankan cricketer to smash Test tons against 9 different Test-playing countries. He smashed most 10 centuries against Pakistan, as well as 7 against Bangladesh. The left-handed batsman also hit 5 and 4 hundreds against India and New Zealand respectively.

The wicketkeeper-batsman also shattered 3 tons each against England, South Africa, and West Indies. Sangakkara hit 1 century against Australia and 2 against Zimbabwe.

Steve Waugh (Australia)

Three Australian players have managed to smash Test centuries against 9 different countries and Steve Waugh is one of them. The former Aussie skipper slammed 10 tons against England and 7 against West Indies.

Against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the right-handed batsman smacked 3 hundreds. The Australian all-rounder slammed 2 hundreds each against India, Bangladesh, New Zealand, and South Africa and accounts for 1 ton against Zimbabwe.

Adam Gilchrist (Australia)

Adam Gilchrist is another Australian player to smash Test tons against 9 different Test-playing nations. The former Aussie wicketkeeper scored 4 centuries against New Zealand and 3 against England.

The left-handed batsman accounts for 2 tons each against India, Pakistan, and South Africa. The wicketkeeper-batsman slammed 1 century each against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Zimbabwe.

Ricky Ponting (Australia)

Ricky Ponting is the only 3rd Australian player to manage a century against 9 Test-playing nations. The former Australian skipper smashed 8 centuries each against England, India, and South Africa.

Against West Indies and Pakistan, the right-handed batsman slammed 7 and 5 hundreds respectively. Ponting scored 2 tons against New Zealand and 1 each against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe.