Test Cricket is the pinnacle of our sport in which every player dreams of representing his country. Test performances immortalise a player and set him in an elite list. Indian cricket has always given emphasis to Test cricket.
Nothing gives more satisfaction to a batsman than celebrating a Test ton in whites. Over the years we have seen several great hundreds been made by great Indian batsmen in red-ball cricket. From Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar and now Virat Kohli, Test cricket in Indian continues to remain the top priority of great Indian cricketers.
Even though the strike rate in Test cricket isn’t given much interest but there has been a time when some Indian batsman have dominated like a match of ODI. But who has hit the fastest Test century among Indian batsmen in Test cricket?
Here are the 5 Fastest Test Centuries scored By Indian Batsmen:
5. Hardik Pandya
Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya struck in maiden Test match ton against Sri Lanka in 2017. Riding high on his success in the Champions Trophy, the Indian all-rounder hit an 86 ball hundred taking the Sri Lankan bowlers to the cleaners.
In that innings, he also smashed 26 runs in a single over which is a record for any Indian batsman. Pandya scored 108 runs in which he hit seven huge sixes and played a special Test match innings.