Who will have most Test centuries?

My money would be on Ponting

Originally posted by zuhair_abbasi Michael Clarke or Sangakkara

you already posted Clarke on the previous page, evidently oblivious to the fact that Pietersen for example has twice the number of centuries he has despite only playing one more Test, and being only around 200 days older. Even the 4 years younger Alastair Cook has more hundreds than Clarke.

As for Sangakarra, that's laughable too - it'as taken him 7 years/68 Tests to get 15 hundreds so at his current rate he'll need to play until he is 45 to even get close!

Sir Alexander Fleming the likeliest of the Flemings

I think you know who I meant...

Originally posted by Clobber Even the 4 years younger Alastair Cook has more hundreds than Clarke.

 

Edited by The Tyke - 06 December 2007 at 1:05am

Originally posted by Clobber As for Sangakarra, that's laughable too - it'as taken him 7 years/68 Tests to get 15 hundreds so at his current rate he'll need to play until he is 45 to even get close!

Sangakkara wont score centuries at the same pace from now on. He is a much bettr batsman now. Clarke has number of years of cricket left and has now cemented his place in the squad and will be the next test captain. If he plays 12 more years, he will certainly get 40 cnturies for sure excluding the current ones

Clarke will end up as the highest run getter in both forms of the games is my guess

That is the same reason SW that I am going for younger people. They may not be the same class as these players but the amount of games will surely help them reach these landmarks. Add to that the bowling standards and the pitches and all the rules assisting batsman now.

I don't think it will be Yousuf. He has a long way to go and he is already 33. He just had one excellent year and before that he had 12 or something centuries. In my eyes, he is well below Sachin and Lara's class. 

Three words for you: Ponting, Ponting, Ponting

Cook needs a few more years before that can be ascertained, CC.

Um does the name tendy mean anything to you? It has always been accepted that tendy would score most runs and centries in both forms of the game but Ponting has now risen up to challenge this assumption. It is a for gone conclusion that tendy will score most runs and centries in one dayers but the debate remains as to whether tendy or ponting will score most runs and centries in test cricket. I think ponting will surpass tendy on both counts!

sachin has 42 test centuries from 159 tests, ponting has 38 from 136 tests, sachin is 36, ponting is 34. Theres not much in it but i dont think its going to take ponting another two years to score 4 test centries. By the time ponting is sachins age i think its safe to say hes going to have more then 42.

He will play tests till 38-39 for sure.No doubts on it.

Ponting has a great chance of getting 3 come November....