Virat Kohli To Kane Williamson: Most Test Centuries Among Currently Active Cricketers; In Pics

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is on a hundred-hitting spree. He had a terrific outing vs Sri Lanka recently and has carried on the good run vs South Africa in the 1st Test. Williamson has now become the best batter among the current lot, in terms of number of centuries. (Image: ANI)

Steve Smith has not had great run with bat of late in the Tests, first vs Pakistan and then against West Indies. Smith was expected to make tons of runs. But the solid batter already has 31 Test tons to his name. Williamson went past him but Smith will be adamant to get back the top spot sooner than later. (Image: ANI).

Joe Root has slammed 30 Test centuries so far and is rated as the best England batter of this generation. The former England captain would surely love to get to the top by hitting some hundreds in the upcoming 3 remaining Tests vs India. His bas has been quiet so far but it cannot be kept quiet for long. (Image: ANI)

Virat Kohli is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest batter of this era. He has scored 29 Test tons and lags behind in the Fab Four race when it comes to the centuries in this format. Kohli has decided to skip some Tests vs England. Maybe he could have had added some 100s to jump to the top. (Image: ANI)

He is out of favour currently but Cheteshwar Pujara has had a long career with Team India. Pujara is the best Indian batter in Tests after Virat Kohli, hitting 19 Test hundreds and all of them have been scored in different conditions as well. (Image: ANI)

Dimuth Karunaratne is one of Sri Lanka's best batters in the Tests. The solid left-handed opening batter has hit 16 centuries and is likely to add more in the coming years. (Image: ANI)

One of Sri Lanka's best and modern greats, Angelo Mathews, has had a tough time with the injuries. But the batter has managed to smash 15 tons in Test cricket in his career so far. (Image: ANI)

Australia's Test opener Usman Khawaja is one of the best in the business when it comes to red-ball cricket. The stylish left-handed batter has to his name 15 centuries in Tests. (Image: ANI)

Dinesh Chandimal is also in the list. Sri Lankan batter has been one of the mainstays for the Test team and has scored 15 centuries in his career. (Image: ANI)