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title: "Which cricketer has broken the fastest Test century record?"  
description: "Which cricketer has broken the fastest Test century record?"  
author: "Bhavin Singh"  
published: 2018-03-10  
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# Which cricketer has broken the fastest Test century record?

Which cricketer has broken the [fastest](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4760/top-5-fastest-swimming-animals-in-the-ocean) [Test century](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48209/who-was-the-first-indian-to-hit-a-test-century) record?

## Answers

### Answer by Subhamay Ganai

In just 54 balls, [Brendon McCullum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendon_McCullum) hit the fastest [century](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48345/who-is-the-first-asian-to-score-a-double-century-at-lords) in [Test cricket](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51859/who-is-the-first-indian-to-take-a-hat-trick-in-an-international-test-cricket) history. He surpassed the previous mark shared by Misbah-ul-Haq and Viv Richards. In 2016, at Christchurch, New Zealand, against Australia, Brendon McCullum scored this century. Brendon McCullum played in his final test game.

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