Three Bowlers who can score a Test-match hundred

#2. Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins has a solid technique.

Australia speedster Pat Cummins has bailed his team out on numerous occasions with the bat. Cummins has a solid technique and he doesn't throw in the towel even in testing conditions. The Australian pacer is currently at the numero-uno position in the ICC Test bowlers rankings and he has also done a great job with the bat.

The right-hander has scored two half-centuries in the 23 Test matches he has played thus far. Cummins, who can breathe down the opposition batsmen's neck with his express pace, has scored 586 at an average of 19.53. He is a batsmen who puts a price on his wicket and he has the shots in his arsenal to get a Test hundred.

The 26-year old player has scored his runs at a strike rate of 39.54. Cummins' highest score of 63 runs had come against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2018. However, his knock had gone in vain as Australia had lost that match by a gargantuan margin of 137 runs.

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#3. Mehedi Hasan

Mehedi Hasan.

Bangladesh young prodigy Mehedi Hasan has all the ingredients to be a successful Test batsman. The right-handed bowling all-rounder has the skills to get useful runs while batting down the order with the tail. The 21-year old batter has a compact technique and he is definitely Bangladesh's future.

The talented batsman has played 19 Test matches in which he has scored 554 runs at an average of 18.47. The right-hander has scored two fifties in the red ball version and he is looking good for many more. Hasan's best score in the five-day format is 68 runs which he had scored against Zimbabwe in 2018. The off-break bowler had a great match as he scalped eight wickets and scored 95 runs in the match.

Consequently, Hasan has the skills to get to the magical figures in Test match cricket. The right-hander also has a good understanding of the game, which helps him play according to the match situations. Furthermore, the right-hander has one fifty in the 50-overs version and scores his runs at an average of 19.05. Hence, Hasan has the right temperament as well as the repertoire of shots to score a century in the red-ball version of the game.

Mehedi can take inspiration from Shakib who began as a bowling all-rounder.

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