72 centuries
Ricky Ponting
20
Ricky Ponting's highest score in test match is 257.
11,954 runs (as on August 4, 2010)
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar & Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar & Ricky Ponting
If you're talking about 11/10/2008, Ricky Ponting scored 123 runs against India in Bangalore, India. If you want to know more he lasted 243 balls, scored 13 fours, no sixes, and went out leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh.
Sachin Tendulkar is the person to score more than 30 centuries in Test Cricket.
Sunil gavaskar was the first indian to score 34 centuries.
Sachin taken 51 centuries in Test Cricket and 49 centuries in ODI cricket. Total centuries of Sachin Tendulkar 100. Awais Khan.
This question's a matter of opinion, however these are the statistics if you want to compare the pair based on numbers:Mahendra Singh (MS) DhoniTest Cricket: 3242 Runs at an average of 37.69, 4 Centuries, 23 Half Centuries, Highest Score of 148. 176 Catches, 26 Stumpings.ODI Cricket: 6497 Runs at an average of 51.15, 7 Centuries, 43 Half Centuries, Highest Score of 183*. 187 Catches and 61 Stumpings.Twenty20 Cricket: 480 Runs at an average of 25.26, 0 Centuries, 0 Half Centuries, Highest Score of 46. 11 Catches and 4 Stumpings.Brendon McCullumTest Cricket: 3414 Runs at an average of 36.70, 6 Centuries, 19 Half Centuries, Highest Score of 225. 167 Catches and 11 Stumpings.ODI Cricket: 4181 Runs at an average of 29.44, 3 Centuries, 20 Half Centuries, Highest Score of 166. 222 Catches and 14 Stumpings.Twenty20 Cricket: 1245 Runs at an average of 36.61, 1 Century, 8 Half Centuries, Highest Score of 116*. 29 Catches and 5 Stumpings.For a more comprehensive ananysis of the two, see the related links section on their player profiles.