Cricketers Who Have Played Their 100th Test Together

In a rare occurrence in Test cricket, R Ashwin of India and England's Jonny Bairstow will play their 100th match together on the field, marking only the fourth time such a feat has been achieved.

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The 1st instance of this milestone was witnessed when former English cricket captains Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart reached their 100th Test game playing alongside each other vs the West Indies in Old Trafford in 2000.

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Another notable occurrence involved three players achieving this milestone simultaneously, as Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, and Stephen Fleming reached their 100th Test match

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The 3rd instance took place during the Ashes contest between England and Australia in Perth in 2013, where Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke celebrated their 100th Test match together.

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Following the conclusion of the series, which India won 3-1, the teams will head to Dharamsala for the fifth Test match between India and England.

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Remarkably, just a day after the commencement of the India-England Test match, the current and former captains of New Zealand, Tim Southee and Kane Williamson will play their 100th Tests too.

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Cricketers Who Have Played Their 100th Test Together

In a rare occurrence in Test cricket, R Ashwin of India and England's Jonny Bairstow will play their 100th match together on the field, marking only the fourth time such a feat has been achieved.

Test Cricket

The 1st instance of this milestone was witnessed when former English cricket captains Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart reached their 100th Test game playing alongside each other vs the West Indies in Old Trafford in 2000.

Atherton-Stewart

Another notable occurrence involved three players achieving this milestone simultaneously, as Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, and Stephen Fleming reached their 100th Test match

Kallis, Pollock & Fleming

The 3rd instance took place during the Ashes contest between England and Australia in Perth in 2013, where Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke celebrated their 100th Test match together.

Cook & Clarke

Following the conclusion of the series, which India won 3-1, the teams will head to Dharamsala for the fifth Test match between India and England.

Dharamsala

Remarkably, just a day after the commencement of the India-England Test match, the current and former captains of New Zealand, Tim Southee and Kane Williamson will play their 100th Tests too.

AUS vs NZ