Brendon McCullum Fastest Test Hundreds: Batsmen usually bat slow in Test cricket. However, many times batting was also seen in Test like T20 cricket. From Kapil Dev to Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Virender Sehwag, there have been many such batsmen who have always been seen batting fast even in Test cricket. Brendon McCullum once scored a Test century in just 54 balls. He remains the fastest batsman to score a century in the history of Test cricket. Know who are the top-10 cricketers who scored the fastest century in Test cricket…
1. Brendon McCullum: In February 2016, New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman Brendon McCullum scored a century off just 54 balls in the Christchurch Test against Australia. Although his team had to face defeat in this test.
2. Viv Richards: This legendary West Indies batsman scored 100 runs in just 56 balls in a Test match against England in April 1986. In this match, Windies defeated England by 240 runs.
3. Misbah-ul-Haq: Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has also done the charisma of scoring a century in just 56 balls in Test cricket. He scored this record century against Australia in October 2014.
4. Adam Gilchrist: Australia’s legendary wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has scored a Test century in 57 balls. In December 2006, he played this century against England.
5. Jack Gregory: Australia’s Jack Gregory held the record for the fastest century in Test cricket for a long time. He scored a century in 67 balls against South Africa in the year 1921 i.e. 100 years ago. For 65 years, the record of the fastest century in Test was in his name. Viv Richards succeeded in breaking his record.
6. Shivnarine Chanderpaul: Former West Indies cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed a century in just 69 balls against Australia in April 2003.
7. David Warner: Australia’s explosive batsman David Warner has also scored a century in 69 balls. He did this charisma in the Perth Test played against India in January 2012.
8. Chris Gayle: Windies batsman Chris Gayle, known as Universal Boss, scored a 70-ball century against Australia in Perth. This match, which took place in December 2009, was very exciting. Here Australia could win by just 35 runs.
9. Roy Fredericks: In December 1975, Roy Fredericks of West Indies scored a Test century against Australia in 71 balls.
10. Colin de Grandhomme: In December 2017, in the New Zealand vs West Indies Test match, Kiwi all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme also scored a blistering century off 71 balls.
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