Most runs after 100 Test matches: Who is the highest run-scorer before playing 100th Test match?

Dixit Bhargav | 04/03/2022
Most runs after 100 Test matches: Who is the highest run-scorer before playing 100th Test match?

Most runs after 100 Test matches: The former Indian captain will become the 71st cricketer to play 100 Test matches today.

Known to take the centre stage when on a cricket ground, former India captain Virat Kohli will yet again entice limelight upon stepping on to the ground at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium today.

This time, however, Kohli will become the centre of attraction for a special reason. Kohli, 33, will become only the 12th Indian cricketer to play his 100th Test on Friday. Overall, he will be the 71st cricketer to achieve this milestone.

Initially scheduled to be played behind closed doors, Mohali, venue for the first India vs Sri Lanka Test match, received severe criticism from spectators who believed that Kohli deserved to play in front of crowd in his landmark Test.

An archetype crowd-puller especially in Test cricket, Kohli will be playing in front of a 50% capacity crowd after a sharp U-turn by BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and PCA (Punjab Cricket Association) on the back of a steep decline in COVID-19 cases in and around the city.

The magnitude of the occasion can be estimated from the fact that Kohli has received tributes from the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Dilip Vengsarkar, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan and Pradeep Sangwan before playing his 100th Test match.

Most runs after 100 Test matches

In the 168 innings of the 99 Test matches that he has played thus far, Kohli has amassed 7,962 runs at an average of 50.39 including 27 centuries and 28 half-centuries. Former Indian batters (likely to be) ahead of Kohli in this list are Rahul Dravid (8,553), Virender Sehwag (8,487), Sunil Gavaskar (8,479), Sachin Tendulkar (8,405).

While it is unlikely that Kohli will break into the list of Top Five run-scorers after 100 Tests, it is a fitting occasion for him to end his century drought in this match.

Batter Innings Runs Highest Average 100 50
Brian Lara (WI) 176 8916 375 52.14 23 42
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 167 8651 287 55.81 25 36
Younis Khan (PAK) 178 8640 313 53.33 29 29
Rahul Dravid (IND) 169 8553 270 57.79 22 42
Matthew Hayden (AUS) 178 8508 380 51.87 30 29
Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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