Inzamam-ul-Haq: 100 not out!

On the first day of the third Test against India at Bangalore, Inzamam-ul-Haq became the 31st cricketer, the fourth Pakistani and the 22nd batsman to play 100 Tests. Inzamam also became only the only the fifth player after Gordon Greenidge (149), Javed Miandad (145), Alec Stewart (105) and Colin Cowdrey (104) to score a century in the 100th Test. Inzamam took 12 years and 293 days to reach this milestone after making his debut against England at Edgbaston on June 04, 1992.

The exclusive club of cricketers with 100 or more Test appearances now includes eight Australians, seven Englishmen, seven West Indians, four Indians, four Pakistanis and one South African. Colin Cowdrey was the first 100-Test centurian when he did so in 1968. The next 37 years, since then, saw 30 more players reaching this landmark. The 100 Test-men include 22 specialist batsmen, four all-rounders, three specialist bowlers and two wicket-keeping batsmen. India's Sachin Tendulkar, at 29 years 134 days, was the youngest to appear in his 100th Test, whereas England's Geoff Boycott at 40 years 254 days, was the oldest. For reader’s interest the accompanying table has the complete details. Click to see the Table