Most centuries in international cricket by country

Ponting is always up there with the best

#2 Ricky Ponting (Australia)

Ponting nails a drive through point

From finding a place in what was a star-studded lineup, Ricky Ponting carved a special place for himself in cricket history. When he started playing for Australia, the team had legends like Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor, Michael Slater and many others.

Soon he made No. 3 his own position. He broke a plethora of records and became the most successful captain in the cricket history. Under him, Australia won 2 world cups and remained No. 1 in Tests for nearly a decade.

Not just as a captain, Ponting was a destructive batsman too, who could take the attack to the opposition. He is the most successful batsman for Australia.

Currently, he holds the record for most centuries for Australia.

Number of centuries: 71

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