Top test scorers in cricket history?

Cricket is the sport with lots of fan followers all over the world. That too in a country like India, it has become a part of life for many Indians. The cricket players have become inspiration for many aspiring young cricketers. The cricket has created lots of records and statistics till date. The most successful team in the cricket history has been the Australian team. It has won 332 matches out of 712 matches totally played with a winning average of 46.6

Donald Bradman, the greatest Australian batsman of all time has got the maximum centuries and has got the batting average of 99.94. He tops the list of players who scored the maximum in the test series with 974 runs (7 innings) against England. Allan Border with 63 half centuries in 156 matches stand first in the category of the highest half- century scorers. The most test centuries were hit by sachin Tendulkar with 47 centuries in 136 matches and Ricky Ponting standing next to him with 39 centuries. Bradman again tops with 12 double centuries and 2 triple centuries in their respective categories.

Sachin recently had overtaken Brian Lara’s record of highest test score (11,953 runs) by scoring 13,447 runs. The highest individual score has been 400 (not out). The record is also held by Brian Lara till now which he scored in the match against England in 2004. This progression was started by Charles Bannerman with 165 runs. The maximum number of runs scored in an over is 28 and this is the record of Brian Lara again. He took 4 fours and 2 sixes in the match played in Johannesburg against the bowling of Robert Peterson in the year 2003. With 56 balls Viv Richards has taken the fastest test centuries against England in Antigua Recreation ground in the year 1985. The maximum numbers of matches have been played by the Australian player Steve Waugh (168) and Sachin holds the next place (166). The previous records are always being beaten by the new coming players and so these records and statistics are also to be changed soon by the next generation cricketers.