Listing the only 4 players who scored a century in 50th Test as captain

Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a century in the 2nd Test against South Africa [Image: BCCI Twitter]
Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a century in the 2nd Test against South Africa [Image: BCCI Twitter]

#2 Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh

After taking up the captaincy from his minutes-younger twin brother Mark, Steve Waugh enjoyed the best win percentage of 71.92 as captain among all captains who leads their side at least 50 times.

In July of 2003 at Darwin, he joined Stephen Fleming as only the second captain to have scored a ton in his 50th Test. Against a weak-looking Bangladesh attack, Waugh remained unbeaten on 100 in 133 balls to help Australia win the first Test by an innings and 132 runs.

In a 19-year long career, Steve played 168 Tests and scored 10,927 runs at an astonishing average of 51.06. Like Sir Alastair Cook, he played both his first and the last match against India before leaving the longest format at his home ground Sydney in 2004. At 36, he won the Allan Border Medal as Australia’s best player in 2001.


#3 Sir Alastair Cook

Sir Alastair Cook
Sir Alastair Cook

A career that saw Sir Alastair Cook play 161 Test matches ended at only 33 years of age. Former cricketers and experts believed he could have played a couple of years more to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 200 Test matches.

One of the finest and most successful captains ever to have lead England in the longest format, he captained his country in 59 matches, winning 24 and losing 22 in the process. Even though he was highly criticized for his defensive style of field placements, he boasted a win percentage of 40.67 at the end of his tenure as England captain.

On 22nd July 2016, Sir Alastair scored a glorious 105 off 172 balls against a strong Pakistan line-up to join Steve Waugh and to score a ton in the 50th Test as captain. Current England Test captain Joe Root scored a double-century to ensure an England win by 330-runs.

Sir Alastair remains only the second cricketer after Sir Ian Botham to earn a knighthood. He set a world record for the most consecutive Test appearances, with 159 Tests. He played both his first and last match against India to end a sublime career at a young age of 33.

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