Most test hundreds in men's cricket
45 Jacques Kallis, South Africa/ICC
41 Ricky Ponting, Australia
38 Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka
37 x-Joe Root, England
36 Rahul Dravid, India/ICC
36 x-Steve Smith, Australia
34 Sunil Gavaskar, India
34 Brian Lara, West Indies
34 Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka
34 Younis Khan, Pakistan
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