4 batsmen who haven't scored a single century in any format after 2016

The last couple of years in international cricket have been breathtaking. We have seen some controversies, world records being shattered, and entertainment at its finest.

With so much cricket being played these days, it is impossible for the fans to remember all the good performance by the cricketers. Hence, only the prominent ones like the big, match-winning hundreds stay in the memories and the rest is usually forgotten. Thus, it is imperative for the batsmen to score big hundreds if they want to be remembered.

With the enormous run-scoring these days, you expect that every batsman must have had a purple patch for a small period. However, there are some players who have surprisingly not been able to score a hundred in last 18 months.

In the modern era, it is embarrassing to go for so long with getting past the three-figure mark in any of the formats. Let us take a look at 4 players who are without a hundred after 2016.

Note: Only those players who have played at least 5 tests since 2017 have been considered here.

#4 Kieran Powell

Powell has scored just 3 fifties in last two years.

The West Indian batsman has surprisingly been regular in the team for long despite not having lived up to the expectations. Making a comeback into the test side in 2017 after three years, Powell has played 12 tests scoring 703 runs without scoring a hundred.

His highest score since the start of 2017 has been 90 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo last October. Thereafter, barring a couple of odd occasions, he has never looked like kicking on to get a big one.

Since the start of his career, Powell has struggled to let go the tag of inconsistency. He has often been guilty of playing rash shots when the situation demanded patience. Yet, he shockingly manages to find a place in the West Indies team.

#3 James Vince

Vince has been England's biggest disappointment in recent times.

England had a tough winter in 2017-18 losing the Ashes and the Test series in New Zealand. The last 18 months have not gone according to the plan for England in Test cricket and the reason for this is their batting. James Vince has been one of the big disappointments with the bat for England in recent times.

The Hampshire batsman has played 13 tests for England, 6 of which have come in the last year and a half and has not gone on to score a hundred for his team. He has just 3 fifties to show since 2017 with the highest score of 83.

England are investing heavily in the young lad, hoping they will reap huge dividends in the long-run. Hence, Vince manages to find a place in the England side despite a prolonged patch of shoddy performances.

#2 Sarfraz Ahmed

Sarfraz has not led from the front with the bat in recent times.

Pakistan's Champions Trophy winning-skipper has had a great last year and a half in his cricketing career. With the bat on a personal front though, he has not made the headlines. Since the start of 2017, Sarfraz has not a hundred for Pakistan in any format of the game so far.

His last score of hundred came against England at The Lord's on 27 August 2016 (105 off 130 balls) which also happens to be his best score in ODI cricket. The closest he has got to the three-figure mark is 89* against Scotland in Edinburgh in June 2018.

Sarfraz, being the captain of Pakistan in all three formats now, is very capable with the bat and has to show more resilience if Pakistan are to succeed in overseas conditions. He is a busy player who likes to take the game forward with his brisk rate of scoring irrespective of the situation.

#1 KL Rahul

When will KL Rahul's long wait for his next hundred end?

The Indian classy batsman is a surprise inclusion on this list. Since 2017, Rahul has had bitter-sweet times donning the India colours. His consistency scoring fifties in almost every innings has been impressive but Rahul has never converted any of those starts into three-figure scores in the last 18 months.

The last time he scored a hundred for India was in the test match against England at Chennai in December 2016 where he got out on 199. Since then he has scored 12 fifties in 10 tests with a nil against his name in the hundreds column. The closest he has got is 89 in a T20I against Sri Lanka in December 2017.

It has been an uncanny turnaround for the Karnataka batsman, since, at one point of time in his test career, he had 4 hundreds but no half-centuries. Nowadays, he is struggling to score big daddy hundreds.