South Africa is a very challenging place for batters. The Kookaburra ball not only swings & seams but carry pace & bounce as well. For batters from the sub-continent, South Africa is very tough since they are accustomed to low bounce. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Scoring a century in South Africa is an achievement and not many Indian batters have done it. Let's take a look at nine Indians who have hit a century in South Africa in test matches: <\/p>\r\n\r\n
1) Sachin Tendulkar<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was in a league of his own. Where most Indian batters couldn't score even one century, Tendulkar smashed five. He has hit two 150s, a 146, a 111 not out and 111. Tendulkar's highest score in South Africa is 169 at Cape Town in 1997. <\/p>\r\n\r\n 2) Virat Kohli <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n King Kohli is second in line in scoring centuries in South Africa. He has two hundreds - 153 & 119 - while playing in South Africa. <\/p>\r\n\r\n 3) Cheteshwar Pujara <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n India's no.3 has scored one century in South Africa - 153 in Johannesburg in 2013. <\/p>\r\n\r\n 4) Rahul Dravid <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n One of India's finest batters hit 148 - his only century in South Africa - back in 1997 during the Johannesburg test. <\/p>\r\n\r\n 5) Kapil Dev <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n India's finest all-rounder Kapil Dev scored one century in South Africa - 129 in Port Elizabeth during the 1992 tour. <\/p>\r\n\r\n 6) Wasim Jaffer <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n In the 2000s, Wasim Jaffer was one of India's terrific openers. He made a fine 116 vs South Africa in 2007. <\/p>\r\n\r\n 7) Mohammad Azharuddin <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n In the 1997 Cape Town test, India was in big trouble, struggling at 58\/5. It was then when Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar stitched a 222-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Azharuddin scored 115 - his only century in South Africa - while Tendulkar hit his highest score in SA, 169. <\/p>\r\n\r\n 8) Virender Sehwag <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n When Virender Sehwag was just making his place in India's test team, he smashed 105 vs South Africa in South Africa. <\/p>\r\n\r\n