The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is a series of test cricket that is represented by India and Australia every two years. The tournament was established in the late 90s and till now both the teams have performed very well in the series. In the last few records, it was very much represented that both the teams have got equal opportunities in portraying their talent in the series. In this article, we will be discussing the top 10 most hundreds scored in the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
1. Sachin Tendulkar (9)
The most hundred by any batsmen in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is scored by the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. He has scored nine hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for India by playing 34 Test matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has represented India in the series from 1996 to 2003. He has a total score of 3262 with an average of 56.24 and a strike rate of 59.38.
2. Steven Smith (8)
The next most number of hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is scored by the former Australian captain Steven Smith. He has performed very well in the series. Smith has played the series for Australia from 2013 to 2021. Smith has played 14 matches for Australia in the series and has scored eight hundreds with 1742 runs with an average of 72.58 at a strike rate of 55.07.
3. Ricky Ponting (8)
The next player on the list of the top 10 most hundreds in the Border-GavaskarTrophy is scored by the legend Ricky Ponting. He has scored eight hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by playing 29 matches in the series during his tenure from 1996 to 2012. Ponting has scored 2555 runs in the series with a strike rate of 57.70 at an average of 54.36.
4. Virat Kohli (7)
The next player with the most hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is the Indian batsman Virat Kohli. He has a total score of 1682 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at a strike rate of 52.49 with an average of 48.05. Kohli has scored seven hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has played very well in series from 2011 to 2020.
5. Michael Clarke (7)
The fifth most number of hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is scored by Michael Clarke. He has scored seven hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Clarke has represented Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from 2004-to 2014 in which he has scored a total of 2049 runs having an average of 53.92 with a strike rate of 56.57.
6. Matthew Hayden (6)
The next most number of hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is scored by Matthew Hayden. He has played for Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from 2001 to 2008. In these years, he has scored 1888 runs with six hundreds at an average of 59.00 with a strike rate of 65.92. He has performed very well in the series.
7. VVS Laxman (6)
VVS Laxman is the next player with the most hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has played 29 matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for India during his tenure from 1998 to 2012. Laxman has scored six hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a total of 2434 runs at an average of 49.67 with a strike rate of 54.33.
8. Cheteshwar Pujara (5)
Cheteshwar Pujara has scored five hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which is the next most on the list of the top 10 most hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has represented India since 2010. Pujara has played great knocks for the Indian team in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has a total score of 1893 with an average of 54.08 and also has a strike rate of 42.35.
9. Murali Vijay (4)
The next player with the most hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is the Indian batsman Murali Vijay. He has played the series for India from 2008 to 2018 in which he has represented India in 15 test matches. He has scored 1324 runs and scored four hundreds with a strike rate of 48.73 at an average of 47.28.
10. David Warner (4)
The last player on the list of the top 10 most hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is David Warner. He has represented Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2011. Warner has scored four hundreds in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a total of 1148 runs with an average of 33.76 with a strike rate of 69.53.
