Top 10 Batsmen with most centuries in won Tests

Top 10 Batsmen with most centuries in won Tests: Test cricket is not an easy format. The longest format of the game is considered the most complete examination of a team’s capability. The same goes with the players who represent the teams as their ability and endurance is put to Tests. In spite of that, cricketers always agree that Test cricket is the best format to play. Some players are born match winners and always play to win and are chief contributors to their teams victories. Scoring a century is always special and it becomes very special when it come for a victory cause. Here we try to go through the list of Top 10 Batsmen with most centuries in won Tests: 10. Inzamam-ul-Haq – 17: Inzamam-ul-Haq. (Photo Source: AFP) Inzamam was known as a very destructive batsman in both ODIs and Tests for Pakistan. Inzi was slow between the wickets, but his footwork was very quick and positioned himself early for the shots. Inzamam was a very influential captain of the national team. In Tests, Inzi has 8830 runs in his career. 17 centuries out of his 25 Test century had come in games Pakistan won. Also Read – Top 10 Batsmen with most ODI centuries on winning occasions 9. Michael Clarke – 17: Michael Clarke. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Michael Clarke took time and slowly grew in stature in the Australian team. He was an excellent batsman and useful left-arm spinner. Overall, Clarke played 115 Tests for the Aussies and amassed 8643 runs at an average close to 50. Clarke has been involved in 64 won matches for Australia and has scored close to 5000 runs for them overall in those matches including 17 centuries. His best innings came against India in 2012 when he scored an unbeaten innings of 329 runs at Sydney. 8. Graeme Smith – 18: Graeme Smith. (© Luigi Bennett/AFP/Getty Images) Graeme Smith is perhaps South Africa’s most successful captain till date. Smith was one of the best openers in the world during his playing days. The burden of captaincy did not affect his batting as he went on to become their most consistent and dependable opener. Smith has contributed over 9,000 runs for the Proteas at the Test level. Overall, 18 of his 27 Test centuries had come in winning efforts. 7. Kumara Sangakkara – 19: Kumar Sangakkara. (© Getty Images) Kumara Sangakkara is the classiest left-hander to have ever played for the Lankans. Perfect batting technique and sensible brain combined with abundant run scoring ability made him a legend. His cover drive was a treat to watch for the eyes. Sanga scored 12,400 runs at an average of over 57 in Tests. He was involved in many victories for Sri Lanka. Out of the 38 matches Sri Lanka won while he was a part of the team, it has been on 19 occasions that Sangakkara had scored a century in victorious matches. 6. Sachin Tendulkar – 20: Sachin Tendulkar. (© Getty Images) Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest of the modern era. He has his name registered in almost every list of batting records. Tendulkar carried the hoped of an ambitious cricketing nation for over two and half decades. The batting genius played 200 Tests for India and plundered close to 16,000 runs. He featured in 72 victorious outing for India and has scored 20 centuries out of his 51 Test centuries in a winning cause. 5. Jacques Kallis – 22: Jacques Kallis. (© Getty Images) Jacques Kallis is the most complete cricketer to have ever played the game after Sir Gary Sobers. Kallis was the backbone of the South African batting line-up for more than a decade. Kallis amassed 13,289 runs with the bat and had 292 wickets to his credit in Tests. He scored a staggering 45 centuries in his career. He was on the winning side on 82 occasions and scored 6379 runs overall in them which include 22 brilliant centuries. 4. Matthew Hayden – 23: Matthew Hayden. (© Getty Images) The burly left-hander was one of the most destructive opening pairs the cricketing world has ever seen. Matthew Hayden was a giant, both on the field and in the record books. ‘Haydo’ played 71 matches wherein Australia emerged on the winning side. He scored 23 centuries in those matches. His record-breaking knock 380 against Zimbabwe was his best performance. 3. Donald Bradman 23: Sir Don Bradman. (© Allsport Hulton/Archive via Getty Images) No batsman in the history of this game prized his wicket more than Donald Bradman. Bradman holds some breathtaking batting records (some of which may stand forever). He was immortal as a batsman. Don scored 29 centuries in his relatively short career of 52 Tests. Out these magnificent hundreds, 23 came in victorious matches. Bradman featured in 30 ‘won’ matches for Australia and plundered 4813 runs at a whopping average of 130.08. 2. Steve Waugh – 25: Steve Waugh. (© Getty Images) Steve Waugh was one of the finest leaders of the Australian team. Waugh was a gritty batsman who evolved from being a reckless hitter of the ball to a responsible mature head. He played 86 Tests where Australia emerged as the victorious team. He scored 6460 runs in those matches at an average of 69.46 and hit 25 centuries in them. 1. Ricky Ponting – 30: Ricky Ponting. (© Getty Images) Ricky Ponting is Australia’s most successful captain. Ponting walked in to bat at number 3 in the batting line-up. He is one of Australia’s most prominent run makers. Punter featured in 108 Test matches which Australia won and scored 9157 runs overall at an average of 59.46. Ponting is the third highest century maker of the game with 41 centuries to his name. Out of these, he has hit 30 of them in ‘won’ Test matches. Also Read – Top 10 Batsmen with most International centuries on winning occasions (All Stats Updated Till 16th December, 2015)