Top 10 Batsmen with Most Half Centuries in Test Cricket

Top 10 Batsmen with Most Half Centuries in Test Cricket: The longest form of the game is the most challenging format for the batsmen. Negotiating the swing of the red ball and not to yield in to the unfavorable conditions is a challenge for any batsman. In such a format, scoring a half-century is a great achievement in its own right. Lots of batters in world cricket have gone past the 50 run mark many times. Now let us take a look at the Top 10 Batsmen with Most Half Centuries in Test Cricket. 10. Steve Waugh (Australia) – 50: Steve Waugh. (Photo Source: AFP) One of the most successful Australian captains, Steve Waugh has a half century of half centuries (50 half centuries) and that gives him take the 10th place in our list. He has done that from 168 matches that he has played. Also Read – Unbreakable Records In Test Cricket 9. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 50: Mahela Jayawardena. (Photo Source: AFP) He along with Sanga is one of the deadliest batting duos ever. They can demolish any bowling attack though not with the highest strike rate but certainly with the best conversion rate. Mahela has racked up 50 half centuries in his inspiring career. The Sri Lankan great is known for his elegance and dexterity with the bat with his late cut being his most famous shot. 8. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 52: Kumar Sangakkara. (© Getty Images) Arguably one of the best ever to wield a cricket bat in hand, Sanga has amassed as many as 52 half centuries in test cricket. The Sri Lankan run machine has been a wonderful ambassador of the game and is an irreplaceable legend. He is second in the most half centuries list in ODI’s. 7. VVS Laxman (India) – 56: VVS Laxman. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images) The unsung hero of Indian cricket has always been overshadowed by the golden trinity of Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly and more often people don’t realize how important he was for his team. VVS Laxman has 56 half centuries to his name and is at the 7th position in our list with 56 half tons. 6. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 58: Jacques Kallis. (© Getty Images) Arguably the best all rounder that the game has ever witnessed, Kallis has to his name a whooping 58 half tons and that makes him the 6th highest in our list. He has amassed those 58 half centuries in 166 matches. 5. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 62: Ricky Ponting. (© Getty Images) Another Australian finds himself in this list. Ricky Ponting one of the greatest captains of all time has to his name 62 half centuries and he has done that in just 168 matches. It is tough to perform both as a captain and as a player, but Ricky Ponting never shied away from responsibilities and has established himself as one of the all time greats of the game. 4. Allan Border (Australia) – 63: Allan Border. (© Getty Images) Allan Border the Australian icon has 63, 50’s to his name and most impressively he has managed to do that in just 157 matches. Border is also one of the most impressive captains of all time and has a superior winning percentage than most captains. 3. Rahul Dravid (India) – 63: Rahul Dravid. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The great wall of India, Dravid edges out Allan Border in the list despite having the same number of half centuries as Border owing to Dravid’s superior century count. Dravid with his defensive stonewalling tactics is a nemesis even to the best of bowlers. Dravid has racked up these many half centuries in 164 matches. 2. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) – 66: Shivnarine Chanderpaul. (© Getty Images) The West Indian maestro Chanderpaul surprisingly has overtaken his counterpart Brian Lara in this list with a tally of 66 half centuries. Chanderpaul has played 164 test matches in his career. He was always one of those guys who was never in the spot light despite his brilliant performances. More often than not he played second fiddle to Lara. But undeniably he is one of the most precious cricketers of our generation. 1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 68: Sachin Tendulkar. (© Getty Images) Unsurprisingly the man for all records Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is at the top of the chart in this list as well, as he has managed to amass 68 half centuries. The little master also has the record for the most number of centuries in test cricket. Widely regarded as the God of cricket, world cricket is yet to see another player of Sachin’s calibre and temperament. Also Read – Top 10 Batsmen with most International centuries on winning occasions (All Stats Updated Till 5th December, 2015)