Top 5 Indians with most centuries outside Asia

#3 Rahul Dravid (14 centuries)

Rahul Dravid during his innings of 217 against England in 2002

Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly made their Test debut in the same match and both made an immediate impact. While Sourav scored a century, Dravid fell just five short of a well deserved century. Dravid opened the innings in his 2nd Test but was again demoted in the 3rd Test. It was in 1997 that he notched his maiden Test century against South Africa at Johannesburg. He top scored for India in the next series in West Indies but was unable to score a century.

The next few years witnessed the rise of a man who scored runs all over the world. He bailed India out of trouble on numerous occasions and along with Tendulkar, Ganguly, and Laxman formed a formidable middle order which could take on any opposition.

In the 2002 series in England, he made a brilliant double century and followed it up with a match-winning 148. It was this innings which laid the foundation for a historic Test win at Leeds. In the next series in Australia, Dravid looked at his imperious best. In the 2nd Test of the series, his double century brought India back into the game after they had conceded more than 550 in the first innings. India went on to win the Test match.

His ability to stay at the crease for long periods of time and his terrific defensive technique earned him the tag “The Wall”. Though he had a miserable outing in his last two Test series, he will be remembered as the batsman who steered India out of trouble more than anyone else.

Dravid has scored a total of 14 centuries away from Asia. He has been a prolific run-getter in England scoring 6 centuries. He has a total of 3 centuries in West Indies, 2 in New Zealand and scored one century each in Zimbabwe, Australia, and South Africa.