6 Indian Players Who Have Scored The Most Number Of Consecutive Test Centuries

Consistency is one of the key factors to any successful batsman on the planet and it involves a lot of hard work and mental strength to do it time and time especially from India. It is a real test for the batsman of his growth and development as a player and it is remarkable to do it in the international stages.

Test cricket is the ultimate form of the game and it is a rare feat to have scored consecutive test centuries. Not many have been able to do it, but certain legendary cricketers have achieved the feat, and here are 6 Indian players who have scored the most number of consecutive test centuries.

6 Indian Players Who Have Scored The Most Number Of Consecutive Test Centuries:

Virat Kohli – 3

Virat Kohli was the latest to add to the list of players who scored consecutive centuries for India in tests. The Indian skipper showed why he is one of the best in the business and he had a terrific series against Sri Lanka in 2017. It started off with an unbeaten century in Kolkata in the third innings.

He followed up with a double century in the next test at Nagpur in the second innings and finally, he scored a brilliant 243 in the next innings of the Delhi Test. It is a testimony of the talent he possesses and he is sixth in the list of most consecutive centuries for India with three to his name.

Vinod Kambli – 3

Vinod Kambli hit three consecutive centuries in the year 1993 in tests against England, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka. The left-hander is one of the popular figures in Indian cricket and he managed to play a few tests for Indian despite having a lot of potential with the bat.

Kambli started off with a double century against England at Mumbai and he then followed it up with another double century against Zimbabwe in the first innings at Delhi. His third consecutive one came against Sri Lanka in the first innings, but this time it was a 125 run knock.

Sunil Gavaskar – 3

One of the greatest cricketers ever to have played the game, Sunil Gavaskar was very consistent in test cricket and he scored three consecutive test centuries twice in his career. On the first occasion, the opponents were West Indies in 1971 while on the second occasion it was the Pakistan side in 1978.

Gavaskar started off with an unbeaten 117 run knock at Bridgetown, then a 124 knock at the Port of Spain in the next test, and then finally a double century in the same test in the third innings. In the second instance, he started off with a 111 run knock at Karachi, followed it up a 137 run knock in the same test in the next innings, and finally, it was a double century at Mumbai in the next month.

Polly Umrigar – 3

Polly Umrigar was the first Indian cricketer to hit a double century in tests and he tasted a lot of success in 59 test-career from the period of 1948 to 1962. He scored 12 centuries in his career, and he did hit three consecutive centuries for once in his career in 1961.

Umrigar started off with a century against Pakistan at Chennai, then followed it with a 112 run knock against Pakistan at Delhi and his third one came against England with an unbeaten 147 run knock at Kanpur.

Vijay Hazare – 3

Vijay Hazare had an illustrious career with the bat in the 30 tests he played for India and India has named the 50 over tournament in domestic cricket as Vijay Hazare’s trophy in tribute to the contributions he has made for the country in cricket.

Hazare was the first Indian batsman to score three consecutive centuries and he achieved the feat with 122 in the fourth innings of the Mumbai test against West Indies in 1949, then followed it with an unbeaten 164 in the Delhi Test against West Indies, and finally 155 run knock against England in 1951.

Rahul Dravid – 4

Rahul Dravid is one of the all-time greats in test cricket and he has faced the most number of balls in test cricket until now. He has numerous records under his name and his technique was very solid. He is the only Indian cricketer to score four consecutive centuries and he achieved the feat when he was in prime form in 2002.

Dravid scored 115 against England at Nottingham, followed it up with 148 against England at Leeds, and then scored a marvellous double century against the same opponents at Oval. His fourth consecutive one came against the West Indies at Mumbai where he scored an unbeaten 100 in the first innings.