3. Virender Sehwag ( 78 Balls – 2006, St. Lucia vs West Indies)
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Virender Sehwag, one of India’s explosive batsmen, is third on the list of scoring fastest test century for India. At St. Lucia vs West Indies, he scored his fastest test century in 2006.
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He completed his century in just 78 balls and scored 180 runs in that inning in 190 balls with a strike rate of 94.74. In this inning, he smashed 20 fours and 2 sixes.
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Virender Sehwag also holds the record of the highest test score for India (319 runs). Not only this, Virender Sehwag has scored 5 test centuries playing less than 100 balls.