Virat Kohli showcased his class with a stunning century on Day 2 of the IND vs WI 2nd Test. Having batted through a collapse on Day 1, Kohli notched up his 29th Test hundred at the Queen’s Park Oval on Friday. He took his overall century tally to 76, inching closer to Sachin Tendulkar for most centuries in international cricket.
Kohli also became the first player to score a hundred in his 500th international game. Among the players to have breached that milestone, no player has more hundreds than the former India captain. In his first 500 matches, Sachin had 75 centuries to his name. Ricky Ponting had 68.
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Most International Centuries
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1989-2013 | 664 | 34357 | 248* | 100 | 164 |
| Virat Kohli | 2008-2023 | 500 | 25575 | 254* | 76 | 131 |
| Ricky Ponting | 1995-2012 | 560 | 27483 | 257 | 71 | 146 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 2000-2015 | 594 | 28016 | 319 | 63 | 153 |
| Jacques Kallis | 1995-2014 | 519 | 25534 | 224 | 62 | 149 |
| Hashim Amla | 2004-2019 | 349 | 18672 | 311* | 55 | 88 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 1997-2015 | 652 | 25957 | 374 | 54 | 136 |
| Brian Lara | 1990-2007 | 430 | 22358 | 400* | 53 | 111 |
| Rahul Dravid | 1996-2012 | 509 | 24208 | 270 | 48 | 146 |
| AB de Villiers | 2004-2018 | 420 | 20014 | 278* | 47 | 109 |
Kohli has moved well clear of Ricky Ponting who had 71 during his career. Incidentally, no other active player makes the Top 10 barring the former Indian captain. Among active players, Joe Root is the next after Kohli, a whole 30 centuries behind. Australia’s David Warner has 45, while Steve Smith and India captain Rohit Sharma have 44 to their name.
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