​Top 5 players with Most Centuries in WTC History

Most Hundreds in World Test Championship: With a view to increasing the popularity of Test cricket, the ICC started the World Test Championship in the year 2019, a cycle of which lasts for about two years and then the final is played between the top 2 teams. So far, two cycles of this championship have been completed and the third cycle is currently going on, the final of which is to be held at Lord's ground in 2025. New Zealand and Australia have won the WTC final once each, while the Indian team has not yet won the title despite playing two consecutive finals. This tournament has seen great performances from many batsmen and bowlers.

Some batsmen have scored a lot of runs on the basis of their skills and have also achieved a lot of success in the WTC. In this article, we are going to tell about 5 such batsmen who have done the feat of scoring the most centuries so far in the history of the World Test Championship. This also includes an Indian player.

​Top 5 players with Most Centuries in WTC History

#	Player	Centuries
5	Steve Smith	9
4	Rohit Sharma	9
3	Kane Williamson	10
2	Marnus Labuschagne	11
1	Joe Root	16

5. Steve Smith - 9 centuries

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Australia's dashing batsman Steve Smith's bat has been very good in the World Test Championship. Steven Smith is one of the select four batsmen who have achieved the milestone of scoring more than three thousand runs in this championship. On the other hand, if we talk about scoring centuries, then this Australian player has 9 centuries in 45 matches.

4. Rohit Sharma - 9 centuries

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Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who struggled in the Test format during his career in the initial years, has tasted success and is currently a reliable opener of Team India. Ever since Rohit started opening in Tests, he has emerged as a different batsman. Rohit has scored 9 centuries in 33 matches so far in the WTC.

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3. Kane Williamson - 10 centuries

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Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is also part of the list of batsmen who have scored the most centuries in the World Test Championship and he is in third place. Williamson played many brilliant innings for his team and made a significant contribution in winning the match. He has scored 10 centuries in 24 matches in the World Test Championship.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 11 centuries

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Australia's Marnus Labuschagne's Test career did not start well, but he started making his mark from the Ashes series played in 2019 and has now become an important batsman of the team. Labuschagne has 11 centuries in 45 matches in the World Test Championship and is also the second highest run-scorer.

1. Joe Root - 16 centuries

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Joe Root, who is close to becoming England's most successful Test batsman, has shown amazing consistency in this format. Joe Root has scored the most runs in the World Test Championship with the power of the bat as well as topped the list of most centuries. Joe Root has played 58 matches in the WTC and has scored 16 centuries.

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