Test cricket is the purest form of cricket and the best format. It involves testing of player’s ability and calmness. Generally, test cricket lasts up to five days and consists of four innings. Scoring a test in fifty is not easy it needs more confidence, consistency, and calmness. In this article, we will see players who scored the most fifties in test cricket.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
God of Cricket holds the record for most international half- centuries in test cricket. We can hardly see a batting record list without Sachin’s name. He is the greatest player ever to play this format. He scored 68 international half-centuries in his career and held this record.
2. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Chander Paul is one of the best West Indies batters in test cricket and the finest test cricketer. He played 164 matches and scored over 11k runs with an average of 51. He scored 66 half-centuries in test cricket. He also scored 30 centuries and one double century in his test career.
3. Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid is considered as the definition of a test cricketer as he plays for hours and days without trouble. He was the wall of the Indian test cricket team. He is the currently coaching the Indian national cricket team. He played 164 games and scored over 13k runs in test cricket with an average of 52. He scored 63 half-centuries.
4. Allan Border
Allan Border is the greatest cricketer and captained the Australian team. Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar are the reason for the Border-Gavaskar trophy. He played 156 test games and scored over 11k runs in test cricket. He scored 63 fifties in his career.
5. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is the best captain in the Australian team history and one of the best captains in the world. He captained Australian team to its glory. He played 168 games and scored over 13k runs in test cricket. He scored 62 half-centuries and scored 41 centuries in his career.
6. Jacques Kallis
Jacques Kallis is Proteas legendary cricketer who could enter the field as only pure batter and a pure bowler. He is the complete all- rounder in cricket history. He played 166 test matches and scored 58 half-centuries. He is the only player from South Africa on this list.
7. Alastair Cook
Sir Alastair Cook is the most delicate test opener the England cricket team ever produced. He played international cricket for England team from 2006-18. He is a left-handed opening batter, and will always be on the list of the greatest players from England. He played 161 games and scored over 12k runs for England in test cricket. He scored 57 half-centuries.
8. VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman is a former Indian international cricketer. Laxman and Dravid were the heart of Indian middle-order batting. In 2001, Laxman and Dravid played a whole day and shocked the world. He also has many individual records. He played 134 test matches and scored over 8k runs. He scored 56 half-centuries in test cricket.
9. Joe Root
Joe Root is the only active player on the list and is currently one of the best batters in test cricket. In this T20-dominated world, he prefers to be a test cricketer and has scored over 10k runs in test cricket. He has scored 54 fifties in test cricket.
10. Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara holds 10 th position by scoring 52 fifties in test cricket. He is one of the greatest cricketers from Sri Lanka and scored many international runs with his partner Mahela Jayawardene. He played134 test matches and scored over 12000 runs in test cricket.
