5 Top Batsmen who never scored an away Test hundred

#5. Arjuna Ranatunga - Sri Lanka (45 Away Tests)

Arjuna Ranatunga scored 16 away fifties but failed to get a century

One of the most courageous captains in the game of cricket, Arjuna Ranatunga transformed the face of Sri Lankan cricket with his belligerent leadership. The portly batsman was the vital cog in Sri Lanka’s middle-order for 18 years from 1982 to 2000.

Ranatunga appeared in 93 Tests from Sri Lanka and scored a total of 5105 runs at a healthy average of 35.69. He also has four Test centuries on his name to go alongside 38 half-centuries. His Test hundreds at home came against difficult oppositions like Australia, South Africa, India and Pakistan.

Nevertheless, Ranatunga could not go on to score an away century despite going past the fifty-run mark 16 times. His best of 90 was scored against New Zealand at Dunedin in 1995, where Ranatunga shepherded the tail to end as the last man out, adding 138 runs with the tail-enders.