The drought has finally ended for the great Virat Kohli. He scored his 29th Test Century in the second test against West Indies. This is also his 76th International Century across all formats. He is holding the record for the most International hundreds among active players in International Cricket.
Kohli reached the milestone with a boundary when India were at 314-4. He reached there on his 500th international appearance and his 111th Test. Kohli finally buried the drought of his Test Centuries run on Day 2 of the Queen's Park Oval Test
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In terms of scoring the most international centuries in the list of active players, Root is in second on the list. Virat Kohli is leading the list with 76 International centuries. He is way ahead of the other 4 players in the list of top 5. Virat has now scored 29 centuries in Test Cricket, 46 in One-day Internationals, and 1 in T20Is. Australian opener David Warner is also on no 45 while Rohit Sharma (44) and Steve Smith (44) come after them.
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Most International Hundreds among Active Players:
Rank | Player | Centuries |
---|---|---|
1. | Virat Kohli | 76 |
2. | Joe Root | 46 |
3. | David Warner | 45 |
4. | Rohit Sharma | 44 |
5. | Steve Smith | 44 |