The record of hitting the maximum fours in the Test format is recorded in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, known in the sports world as ‘God of Cricket’. After Sachin comes the names of Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara.
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The record of hitting the most fours in Test cricket is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, known as the ‘God of Cricket’ in the sports world. Sachin played a total of 200 Test matches between 1989 and 2013. Meanwhile, a total of 2058 fours came out of his bat in 329 innings. (AFP)
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The batsman with the second most number of fours in Test cricket is Rahul Dravid, a former Indian player and currently coach of the Indian team, known as ‘The Wall’ in the cricket world. Dravid played 164 Test matches for the country between 1996 and 2012. Meanwhile, 1654 fours came out of his bat in 286 innings. (rahuldravidofficial/Instagram)
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In the third place is Brian Lara, the former captain of the West Indies cricket team. Lara played 131 Test matches for the Caribbean team between 1990 and 2006. Meanwhile, 1559 fours came out of his bat in 232 innings. (Brianlaraofficial/Instagram)
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Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting’s name comes in fourth place. Ponting played 168 Test matches for the Kangaroo team between 1995 and 2012. Meanwhile, 1509 fours came out of his bat in 287 innings. (Ricky Ponting/Instagram)
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The fifth batsman to hit the most fours in Test cricket is former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara has hit 1491 fours in 233 innings playing 134 matches for his team between 2000 and 2015. (Kumar Sangakkara/Instagram)