Indian Cricket Team is traditionally known for its batting prowess. From time to time many stalwarts have represented the team and have played an instrumental role in taking the team to great heights. It’s fair to say that Indian batters have enjoyed playing against Australia in all formats. The battle between Indian batters and Australian bowlers over the years itself is a talking point.
Most Centuries against Australia as Indian Opener
Over the many Indian openers have produced some magnificent performances batting at the top against Australia. Playing against Australia is a testimony of how Indian batters have fared at the world stage. In this piece, we take a look at Most Centuries against Australia as Indian Opener.
Rohit Sharma -9*
Current Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has the Most Centuries against Australia as Indian Opener with 9 centuries to his name. It’s fair to say that Rohit loves batting against Australia and has often taken the opposition bowlers to cleaners. The right-hander many times has given his team a staggering start against Australia and is currently rated as the best opening batter across all the formats and it’s fair to say that he’s the backbone of the Indian side.
Harbhajan (in his Youtube) said "Dhoni & Rohit are the greatest captains in IPL history".
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Sachin Tendulkar – 9
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is the batter with the most Test tons against Australia. The God of Cricket has registered 9 centuries against the heavyweights of World cricket batting at the top. During his time he was the mainstay of the Indian batting lineup and often bailed his team out of trouble. He’s credited highly for taking Indian cricket to great heights in international cricket. In his illustrious career spanning 24 years, the prolific Indian batter has scored 34,357 across the formats to go with 100 centuries. The Mumbaikar has clinched almost every record to his name, some of which are still unbroken.
Sunil Gavaskar – 8
Another Indian Legend has found himself on the list of Indians who have scored the most Test centuries against Australia. Batting great Sunil Gavaskar is second on the list as he has notched up 8 tons in his career against Australia. During his tenure as an Indian cricketer, Gavaskar did the bulk of the scoring for his side. In the 20 games against Australia, he scored 1550 at a sensational average of 51.66 and also registered 4 half-centuries as well.
