Top 5 players who have played the most consecutive Tests

#1 Allan Border (Australia) - 153 Tests (1979-1994)

Border also holds the record for most consecutive Test matches as captain

Number 1 in the list for most consecutive Test matches played in history is Australia's Allan Border with 153 matches over a span of 15 years and he also holds the record for most consecutive Test matches as skipper of the side (93).

Border made his Test debut for Australia during the 1978/79 Ashes series Down Under after being called into the side for the third Test. Short of star players due to the fallout from the World Series Cricket turmoil, Australia had the lost the first two Tests and were desperate for a comeback.

Though his debut was not a spectacular one, Border showed immense grit with unbeaten scores of 60 and 45 in the two innings of the Sydney Test. However, he was dropped from the side for the sixth and final Test of the series after failing to impress in the fifth Test.

He was recalled for the first Test against Pakistan at the MCG in March 1979 and Border proved his worth scoring his maiden Test century and maintained his spot in the Test side until his retirement in 1994.

He led Australia during a tough period and proved a tough yet inspirational leader of a young side that would go on to dominate international cricket.

He retired from international cricket as the highest run-getter in Test cricket and is rightly regarded as one of the greatest players in the game's history.