Top 10 Batsmen with most 150 plus scores in Tests

Top 10 Batsmen with most 150 plus scores in Tests: Batsmen are the dominant breed in the game of cricket. They steal the limelight on the cricket field with their impressive performances and walk away with the credit. Obviously, it is not an easy job to stand at the crease to face fearsome quick bowlers and score runs against them for their teams. Test cricket is the most challenging format of the game. It Tests almost every aspect of a person’s character. And, only the individual who overcomes such challenges put forth in front of him at this level can achieve success and withstand rigors of Test cricket. It takes immense talent to become top class batsman at the Test level.

However, there are some batsmen who have what it takes to survive the challenges. Not only do they survive but the prosper and flourish. They have a habitual liking to play long innings and build massive individual scores. When batting, they make the bowlers toil hard and prize their wickets as most the important thing. Obviously, scoring centuries is an important milestone. But a batsman only becomes distinctive when has the ability to convert those centuries into huge scores.

Here are the Top 10 Batsmen with most 150 plus scores in Tests:

10. Sunil Gavaskar (India) – 12:

Sunil Gavaskar was one of the greatest top order batsmen of all time. He was an invaluable player for India. Coming from Mumbai, this “Khadoos” cricketer hated to give away his wicket. His technique was near perfect which he combined with grit, determination, and solid concentration to make tall intimidating fast bowlers look like dwarfs in front of him. Gavaskar was famous for playing long innings. There have been 12 occasions when he has moved forward from century to score a 150+ knock. His 236* against the mighty West Indies at Chennai is his highest career score. He faced a challenging Windies bowling attack featuring Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Winston Davis and Andy Roberts. His penchant for century making can be clearly understood by the fact that he broke Don Bradman’s record of 29 centuries and finished his career with a record 34 centuries against his name.

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