Playing in England is always a challenge, especially when you are an opener of your team facing the English pacers in their swingy conditions. However, over the years, many Indian openers have played some extraordinary innings, including amazing centuries in these tough conditions, and have given the team a good start. In this article, we've mentioned the list of Indian openers with the most 100s in England.
List of Indian Openers with most Centuries in England:
KL Rahul – 9 matches, 18 innings, 3 hundreds
KL Rahul loves playing in English conditions. The 33-year-old right-handed elegant batter smashed a total of 3 centuries as an opener in 9 matches and 18 innings. Overall, he played 10 matches in England and scored a total of 793 runs with an average of 39.65, with 3 hundreds and 1 half century. His amazing batting technique, patience, and temperament make him so good to watch playing in England.
Rahul Dravid—3 matches, 5 innings, 2 hundreds
Rahul Dravid, the retired Indian batter and former T20 World Cup-winning coach of India, smashed 2 hundreds in tough English conditions as an opener. The right-handed batter was renowned for his eye-pleasing batting technique and patience while batting. Overall, he has played a total of 13 matches in England, scoring 1376 runs with an average of 68.80.
Sunil Gavaskar—15 matches, 28 innings, 2 hundreds
Known as the Little Master, Sunil Gavaskar also scored 2 centuries as an opener in England in 15 matches and 28 innings. However, he has played a total of 16 matches as a batter in England and smashed a total of 1152 runs with an average of 41.14, including 2 hundreds and 8 half-centuries.
Vijay Merchant—6 matches, 11 innings, 2 hundreds
The legendary Indian batter, Vijay Merchant, played 6 matches and 11 innings in England as an opening batter and hit 2 centuries. He scored two centuries at Manchester and The Oval in 1936 and 1946. Overall, he has scored a total of 527 runs with an average of 47.90.
Ravi Shastri—5 matches, 8 innings, 2 hundreds
The former Indian cricketer and one of the most loved commentators, Ravi Shastri, also smashed two centuries as an opener in England in 5 matches. He scored his first century as an opener in England at the iconic Lord’s ground in 1990 and smashed his second century (187 runs) in the same series.
Yashasvi Jaiswal—1 match, 2 innings, 1 hundred
The young Indian batting sensation, Yashasvi Jaiswal, smashed his first century as opener in England in his first match on English soil. He smashed 101 runs in the first inning of the 1st Test of the India tour of England 2025 at Leeds. However, he got out on just 4 runs in the second inning.
