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Most centuries agianst one team: It is a matter of pride for any batsman to score a century at the international level, but there are some great batsmen in the world who enjoy scoring runs against a particular opposing team. These players are also at the forefront in terms of centuries. In the history of cricket, the world record of scoring the most centuries against a single team is held in the name of India’s greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 20 centuries while defeating the Kangaroos (Australia). Let’s take a look at those 5 great batsmen of the world who have crossed the 100-run mark the most number of times in international cricket against any one country.
The first and top name in this list is that of Sachin Tendulkar, who is called ‘God of Cricket’. Sachin’s bat was always on fire against a strong and world’s most lethal team like Australia. Breaking the record made by Sachin in front of legends like Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Brett Lee is like a dream for any modern batsman.
In all three formats, Sachin Tendulkar scored 6707 runs in 144 innings of 110 matches against Australia, in which his best score was 241 runs not out. Batting at a strike rate of 49.68, this great batsman scored 20 centuries as well as 31 half-centuries against Australia. Sachin captured the world record by breaking Don Bradman’s old record.
The greatest batsman in cricket history, Sir Don Bradman is at second place in this list. During Bradman’s era, the biggest battle was in the ‘Ashes Series’ between Australia and England. Getting Bradman out used to be an inexplicable puzzle for the England bowlers. Bradman had scored 19 centuries against England in just 63 innings. During this period, his average was around 90, which itself speaks for his greatness.
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Sachin Tendulkar proved to be lethal not only against Australia but also against the neighboring country Sri Lanka. Sachin’s record against bowlers like Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas has been extremely unmatched. Sachin played century innings 17 times in his career against Sri Lanka. Being included in the top-3 in this list against two different teams shows Sachin’s dominance.
Following the footsteps of Sachin Tendulkar, modern day ‘King’ Virat Kohli has also made the Australian team his favorite target. Virat’s batting on the fast and bouncy pitches of Australia is worth watching. Virat has always responded to sledging and aggression with the bat. Kohli, who has retired from Test and T20 Internationals and is currently playing only one format (ODI), has so far scored 17 centuries against Australia and is standing closest to breaking Sachin’s world record of 20 centuries.
Australia’s legend Steve Smith has no match in terms of scoring runs against the Indian team. Smith’s unique batting technique has always troubled Indian spinners and fast bowlers. Be it the turning pitches of India or the fast fields of Australia, Smith’s bat always works against India. Smith has confirmed his place in this special list of top-5 by scoring 16 centuries in only 83 innings against Team India.
