2024-08-16 13:16:48
Sachin Tendulkar has the most centuries in international cricket. He scored 100 centuries in his career. Virat Kohli is chasing his record. Virat has scored 80 centuries so far. Everyone knows about these records. But do you know who has scored the most half-centuries in international cricket? On many occasions, the value of a half-century is more than a century. Today we are going to tell you the names of the top-5 batsmen who have scored the most fifties in international cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar- 164 fifties
Sachin Tendulkar is number one in terms of scoring centuries as well as half-centuries in international cricket. Sachin has scored 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries in 782 innings of his career. Sachin has crossed the score of 50 in an innings 264 times.
Kumar Sangakkara- 153 fifties
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara is second in terms of hitting fifties. Sangakkara, who has played 666 innings, has only 63 centuries to his name but he has scored 153 half-centuries. Sangakkara, who made his debut in 2000, played his last match in 2015.
Jacques Kallis- 149 fifties
South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis is at number three in the list. Kallis batted in 617 innings in his career. During this period, 149 half-centuries came from his bat. Kallis’s batting average in international cricket is better than Sachin Tendulkar.
Ricky Ponting- 146 fifties
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is also included in this list. Ponting has scored 71 centuries in 668 innings of his career. Talking about half-centuries, he has scored between 50 and 99 146 times.
Rahul Dravid- 146 fifties
Former Indian team captain Rahul Dravid is at number 5. He played his first match for India in 1996. Dravid retired from international cricket in 2012. During this time, he batted in 605 innings and scored 146 half-centuries.