5 Indian players with centuries across formats

India has been a powerhouse in the international arena. They have unearthed loads and loads of top-drawer batters who have stamped their authority on the cricket field and left the world in awe with their spectacular performances. From the likes of Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli, many champion players have donned the national colours and made world cricket their happy hunting ground.

Amid the sea of quality batters, there have been players who have tormented bowlers in every format of the game and have etched their names in history books by notching up centuries in all three formats.

Here are five Indian players with centuries in all formats

5. Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina was a ferocious striker of the cricket ball and demolished the opposition’s bowling attacks with his flamboyant stroke play. Raina featured in 226 ODIs and amassed 5615 runs at a strike rate of 93.50. He was superb in T20Is too and scored 1605 runs in 78 matches at a strike rate of 134.87.

2010 was a history-making year for Raina. In the 5th match of the T20 World Cup 2010 against South Africa, he smashed a blistering ton, becoming India’s first centurion in T20Is. Then in the second Test of the three-match series against Sri Lanka in July 2010, the former Indian cricketer smashed a sensational century, becoming the first Indian batter to score centuries in all formats.

The southpaw was known for his fearless brand of cricket and racked up a total of seven centuries across formats (five in ODIs, one in T20Is, and one in Tests). The Ghaziabad-born, who made his debut in 2005, announced his retirement from international cricket in August 2020.