Shai Hope ends 2967-day century drought, creates record for West Indies

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|13-10-2025

Overview:

Shai Hope took 58 innings, joining the ranks of Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Shai Hope notched up a century on day four of the ongoing Test match against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. John Campbell was the other batter, who amassed a ton. With this knock, hope ended his eight-year drought with his previous century coming against England in 2017. He took 2967 days to amass his third Test hundred.

His 103-run knock was impressive. Hope also set a West Indies record for the most innings between two Test centuries, breaking the previous record of 47 innings held by Jermaine Blackwood.

Shai Hope took 58 innings, joining the ranks of Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Most Innings Between Two Test Hundreds by West Indies Players

Player Innings Between Two Centuries Years
Shai Hope 58 2017-2025
Jermaine Blackwood 47 2015-2020
Chris Gayle 46 2005-2008
Dwayne Bravo 44 2005-2009
Shivnarine chanderpaul 41 1998-2002

After coming in at 35/2, Shai Hope batted brilliantly to steer the West Indies into the lead. Hope’s fine knock came to an end when Mohammed Siraj bowled him shortly after he brought up his 22nd international century. He overtook Richie Richardson’s tally for the most centuries scored by a West Indies player in international cricket.

Most international centuries scored by West Indies players

Centuries Batters
53 Brian Lara
42 Chris Gayle
41 Shivnarine chanderpaul
35 Viv Richards
35 Desmond Haynes
30 Gordon Greenidge
22 Shai Hope
21 Richie Richardson

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