Top 10 fastest test hundreds in cricket history

Top 10 fastest test hundreds in cricket history

Test cricket is all set to spread its charm into the cricket fields again. Pakistan is desperate to take on England while India will be colliding with the Caribbean’s in their home. The last time all these teams played against each other there was no less drama. While India will be looking to raise their test ranking, Pakistan has a lot to prove. The last time Pakistanis visited the English soil it left eternal lesions on Pakistan cricket. The well-known spot fixing case, that left an already trembling Pakistani team scattered, befell the last time both sides met. Although the offenders have served their punishments as of now, the series will be a real test for the whole team. English crowd is one of the best crowds in the world while their media always spits the venom.

Nevertheless, except a few calamities, test cricket has always been a beautiful game. Especially when two sides of equal caliber meet the outcome always come as a marvel. Fastest test hundreds, games being decided with just one over left and many other cricket marvels are the product of test cricket. Being brief to just fastest test hundreds, who would have expected a century on just some 50 plus balls in a test game? Well that has actually happened in fact. Fastest hundreds in ODI or T20s is no surprise as it suits the format of the game. However hard hitting batting in a test game seems a bit brutal. More surprisingly, the fastest test century list also includes players from antique times. Meaning by modern day cricket is not responsible for the furious batting during a test cricket game.

The fastest test hundred feat belong to Brendon McCullum. The former Kiwi skipper was one of the most aggressive batsman in the world regardless of the format. McCullum scored the fastest test ton on just 54 balls in his last test match. More surprisingly the second name in the list is the one nobody expected him to be there. The Pakistani test captain actually equaled the fastest test hundreds record before McCullum made an entry. The calm natured player who hasn’t scored a century in his entire ODI career, actually put up a hundred off just 56 balls last year. The complete list of the alike heroics goes as under.