Fastest century in Test Cricket by Indian batsmen

Fastest century in Test Cricket by Indian batsmen: Team India has produced some of the best batsmen in the world, and their batsmen have scored many fast centuries in Test matches. A century is a milestone achievement in cricket, and when it is scored quickly, it showcases the batsman’s skill and aggression. In this post we have come up with the fastest Test centuries scored by Indian batters. The list is jointly led by Kapil Dev and Mohammed Azharuddin who scored the fastest tons in 74 deliveries against Sri Lanka and South Africa respectively.

Balls	Name	Against	Final Score	Match Result	Venue	Year
74	Kapil Dev	Sri Lanka	163	DRAW	Kanpur	1986
74	Mohammed Azharuddin	South Africa	109	LOST	Calcutta	1996
78	Virender Sehwag	West Indies	180	DRAW	Gros Islet	2006
85	Shikhar Dhawan	Australia	187	WON	Mohali	2013
86	Kapil Dev	England	116	DRAW	Kanpur	1982
86	Hardik Pandya	Sri Lanka	108	WON	Pallekele	2017
87	Mohammed Azharuddin	England	121	LOST	Lord’s	1990
87	Virender Sehwag	Sri Lanka	201	WON	Galle	2008
87	Virender Sehwag	South Africa	165	WON	Kolkata	2010
87	Shikhar Dhawan	Afghanistan	107	WON	Bengaluru	2018

Fastest century in Test Cricket by Indian batsmen

Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev holds a unique record in Test cricket for scoring the joint-fastest century by an Indian batsman. He accomplished this milestone in just 74 balls against Sri Lanka during the 1st Test match of their tour of India in December 1986 at Kanpur. Sri Lanka had a strong start by putting up 420 runs in their first innings, with four batsmen scoring half-centuries. Kapil Dev joined the Indian team when the score was 399/5 after the fall of Ravi Shastri’s wicket and made a remarkable century in just 74 balls.

Mohammad Azharuddin, another former skipper, has tied with Kapil Dev for the fastest century scored by an Indian batsman in Test cricket. He achieved this feat by scoring a century in 74 deliveries against South Africa in November 1996, joining Kapil Dev at the top of the charts. This remarkable achievement showcases Azharuddin’s skill and aggression as a batsman, and it is still remembered as one of the best innings played by an Indian cricketer, especially when he came to bat after getting retired hurt.