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. (© Getty Images) 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. Also Read – Top 10 Current Batsmen with Most Test Runs 9. Steve Waugh (Australia) – 14: Steve Waugh. (© Getty Images) Steve Waugh was a gutsy player. When batting in full flow, he would not wait for the loose ball but instead preferred taking risks to score runs. He had valuable contributions in many of Australia’s famous Test victories. His innings of 200 against West Indies at Jamaica in 1995 remains the most appreciated performance of his career. Overall, Steve Waugh finished his career with 32 centuries and went past the 150+ mark 14 times in his career. Another amazing fact about him is that out of the 14 times he scored 150+ scores, Waugh remained unbeaten in 7 of those knocks. This shows the kind of responsibility he batted with for Australia. 8. Virender Sehwag (India) – 14: Virender Sehwag. (© Getty Images) If Sachin Tendulkar was the master of scoring centuries then Virender Sehwag was superior to him in terms of converting the hundreds into double and triple hundreds. He was highly unorthodox, many critics pointed out flaws in his batting technique. His footwork was minimal, his feet were always buried in the crease and he hardly moved them while playing his shots. However, his mindset was straight when batting, he believed in the total destruction of the opposition’s bowling attack. Sehwag was loved for his batting approach. He played 104 Test matches for India and scored 23 centuries at a stunning strike rate of 82.23. Out of the 23 centuries he scored in his career, Viru went past 150 runs 14 times overall. His career best score is 319 which came against South Africa at Chennai. Furthermore, he has four double centuries and two triple centuries to his credit. Such wonderful numbers are more than enough to showcase his ability to score big runs. 7. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 14: Jacques Kallis. (© Getty Images) Jacques Kallis was a prized wicket for the opposition. His all-round capability makes him one of the best all-rounders to have graced the game. Kallis served as South Africa’s most reliable and dependable top order batsman for more than a decade. He played 166 Test matches and scored 13289 runs at an amazing average of 55.37. Kallis has 45 centuries and is second best to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of the number of centuries. He scored his first 150+ score against New Zealand at Bloemfontein, Jacques hit 160 in the first innings. Since then, he has achieved this feat 14 times in his career. His innings of 224 versus Sri Lanka in 2012 is his highest individual score. 6. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 15: Ricky Ponting. (© Getty Images) Ricky Ponting is Australia’s most successful run aggregator. A batsman with an uncompromising attitude towards batting, he is the second best Australian after Don Bradman in terms of batting achievements. Ponting scored 13,378 runs at a remarkable average of 51.85. When it comes to century making, he is only behind Kallis and Tendulkar. Overall, Punter has gone past 150 runs mark 15 times in his career. He has 6 double centuries to his name. The very first time when he went past 150, Ponting nearly scored a double century. The then 24-year-old future legend played a brilliant innings of 197 against Pakistan at Perth in 1999. 5. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 16: Mahela Jayawardene. (Photo Source: AFP) Mahela Jayawardene was graceful, classy and technically gifted as a batsman. Sharply focused while batting, he had a huge appetite for runs. His talent as a batsman can never be doubted if one goes through all his achievements. Mahela had a 17-year long career for Sri Lanka in which he scored over 11,814 runs at an average of just under 50. He scored 34 centuries which includes six double centuries and one triple century. He has sixteen 150+ scores to his name with the highest being the record-breaking 374 he scored against South Africa at Colombo in 2006, falling just one run short of equaling Brian Lara’s 375. This feat brought him to the fourth position in the list of highest individual innings. 4. Sir Donald Bradman (Australia) – 18: Don Bradman. (© Getty Images) Unquestionably, Donald Bradman is the greatest ever cricketer. Known as “The Don,” his has made him a cricketing immortal. Bradman leads other batsmen by a long way and is virtually incomparable to anyone. A staggering batting average of 99.94 with 34 centuries in just 80 innings he played for Australia speaks volume about the unique achievement of this batting giant. He was the most prolific batsman in the world during the 1930’s and 40’s and dominated bowlers like none other. Don was a crowd favorite for his batting prowess and was known as a run accumulator for his habit for taking quick singles and doubles. Bradman, who played just 52 Tests in his career, had a very short career in comparison to other players in this list. But, he still went past 150+ on 18 occasions. His 150+ scored, in total, aggregate to 4066 runs overall. 3. Kumara Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 19: Kumar Sangakkara. (© Getty Images) Kumara Sangakkara redefined cricket in Sri Lanka. He was an astute thinker as a batsman and has amassed over 10,000 runs in both Test and ODI format. Sangakkara made his debut for Sri Lanka at the age of 22 and quickly developed into a reliable batsman in the Lankan batting line-up. Sanga has scored 150+ scores in his Test career 19 times. All his 150+ scores add up close to 4000 runs. His highest individual score is 319 which came against Bangladesh at Chittagong just a year before his retirement in the year 2014. 2. Brian Lara (West Indies) – 19: Brian Lara. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Brian Lara is acknowledged as one of the masters of the game. If there was someone who had the reputation for amassing huge scores after Don Bradman, it was Brian Lara. To begin with, he loved scoring centuries. But, he wouldn’t stop just after reaching his ton and would convert them into mammoth scores. He holds the record for scoring a century, double century, triple centuries, quadruple century and a quintuple century. His highest Test score of 400* came against England in 2004 at the St. John’s Ground. Lara has 19 times gone past the 150+ mark in his career. Lara’s total 150+ scores also combine to 4066 runs, same as that of Bradman. 1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 20: Sachin Tendulkar. (© Getty Images) Sachin Tendulkar needs no description. The “God of cricket” holds numerous batting records to his name. When it comes to scoring centuries Sachin leads every other batsman in the world by a huge margin. His talent cannot be measured and his class is unmatched. Tendulkar’s achievements look even greater considering that he bore the burden of expectations of millions of cricket fans. He played 200 Tests in his nearly two and half decade long career and has 51 Test centuries to his name. On 20 occasions, he went past the score of 150. Overall, all his 150+ scores combine to 3707 runs. Tendulkar has carried his bat unbeaten throughout the innings six times, one of them being his career best innings of 248* against Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2004. Other memorable innings includes the knock of 241 against Australia in Australia. Also Read – Players with Most 150 Plus Scores In ODIs (All Stats Updated Till 24th July 2016)