10 fastest centuries in Test cricket

#6 Shivnarine Chanderpaul- 69 balls

Shiv Chanderpaul

A surprise name in the list, Shivnarine Chanderpaul is famous for his slow-paced and patient batting. He is seldom associated with aggressive batting as he takes very few risks in Tests.

But all these notions were broken as Chanderpaul surprised the Australian team as well as the rest of the world at his home ground, Guyana in 2003.

In the first Test of the series, Australian pacers wrecked West Indies' batting line-up and when Chanderpaul arrived at the crease, his team was tottering at four for 47. Soon, the situation deteriorated further as Brian Lara departed leaving the hosts at five down for 53.

Sensing the lack of support from other end and Australia's all-out aggression, Chanderpaul switched on his beast mode and started throwing his bat at anything that was bowled at him.

The left-hander was strong on the leg-side while his back-foot play was exciting to watch. He offered several chances during his inning but Australia failed to cash in on any of them. The West Indian produced his hundred off just 69 balls and was soon dismissed as Andy Bichel trapped him in front of the wickets.