Top 4 Indian Test batsmen with the most number of centuries in England

England has proved to one of toughest bowling units in the history of Test cricket, especially at home. Playing England at home has been proved to be one hell of a task. However, there have been many Indian batsmen who have faced the England bowling line-up at ease.

India has produced one of the finest Test cricketers in the history of world cricket. India had a rich history of batsmen par excellence. Indian Test batsmen have been believed to be one of the toughest batsmen to bowl in the history of world cricket.

Thus, in this article, we will look at top four Indian Test batsmen with the most number of Test centuries in England. This set of four Indian batsmen have proved to be the spinal chord of the Indian batting line-up in England.

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#4 Sourav Ganguly (Three Hundreds)

Ganguly amassed 915 runs in 15 innings at an astonishing average of 65.35 at England

Sourav Ganguly, aka Dada, has been one of the finest Test batsmen in the history of Indian cricket. Ganguly made his Test debut in 1996 against England at Lord's. Ganguly was a batsman who combined grace with surgical precision in his dazzling strokeplay.

Ganguly, popularly known for his off-side dominance, remains the only Indian player in the history of cricket to score his debut Test match century at Lord's.

Ganguly has been one of the few Indian players who loved to play against England. In his Test career of 11 years, Ganguly amassed 915 runs in 15 innings at an astonishing average of 65.35 which also included three hard-fought hundreds with the highest score being 136.

Ganguly is the sixth highest-run scorer for India in Tests after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag holding the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth spot respectively.

In his Test career, Ganguly amassed 7212 runs at an average of 42.12 which include 16 centuries. He finished his career as India's most successful captain.

#3 Dilip Vengsarkar (Four Hundreds)

Vengsarkar holds the unique record of scoring a century on every one of his three Test appearances at Lords

Dilip Vengsarkar, a right-handed prodigy from Maharashtra, was regarded as one of the best batsmen to play at the No.3 spot. The late 1970s and the 1980s saw the rapid rise of Dilip Vengsarkar.

He holds the unique record of scoring a century on every one of his three Test appearances at Lord's.

Vengasarkar reached his zenith in the summer of 1986 when his two centuries, one at Lord's and another at Headingley, on one of the poorest Test pitches in England for some years, went so far towards India's achieving their 2-0 win in the three-match series.

In his 23 innings against England, Vengasrakar amassed 960 runs at an average of 48.00 which also includes four centuries.

#2 Sachin Tendulkar (Four Hundreds)

Tendulkar remains the highest run-scorer for India against England in Tests

Cricketers dreamt of things that this short man with curly hairs did with utter ease. Undoubtedly, one of the best batsmen in world cricket, Sachin Tendulkar took Indian cricket to a different level.

His batting was based on the purest principles: perfect balance, the economy of movement, precision in stroke-making, and that intangible quality given only to geniuses - anticipation.

Tendulkar has also been the single biggest factor behind the explosion of popularity that cricket enjoys in India which led to the Indian board becoming the richest and most powerful in world cricket.

Thus far, Tendulkar remains the highest run-scorer for India against England in Tests. In his 30 innings against England, Tendulkar scored 1575 runs at an average of 54.31 which also include four centuries.

#1 Rahul Dravid (Six Hundreds)

Dravid was one of the most important factors in India's success at abroad

Rahul Dravid, a synonym for elegance, has been regarded as the crisis-man for the Indian cricket team at overseas tours.

Dravid's greatest contribution to Indian cricket has been his performance in away-series, where he has been the principal architect of several Indian wins.

Interestingly, Dravid made his Test debut in the same match against England at Lords in which Ganguly made his debut.

He scored a well-stitched 95 on Test debut in an innings that was overshadowed by a century from fellow debutant Sourav Ganguly.

He endowed himself as the wicket that was most prized by adversaries, even ahead of Tendulkar.

Dravid was one of the most important factors in India's success at abroad. Indian Test team was so much influenced by Dravid that the won more matches abroad in the 2000s than they did in their entire Test history from 1934 to 1999.

Popularly known as The Wall, Dravid scored 1376 runs against England in 23 innings at an average of 68.80 which also include six centuries.

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