Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket
M Vijay {128}, CA Pujara {143 }, V Kohli {213} and RG Sharma {102* } scored centuries in India’s innings against Sri Lanka at Nagpur in the ongoing test to provide the 22nd occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the annals of test cricket. The list includes two occasions of five batsmen scoring centuries in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | 100s |
| 1 | Aus | 2 | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | 5 |
| 2 | Pak | 2 | Ban | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | 5 |
| 3 | Eng | 1 | Aus | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 | 4 |
| 4 | Win | 1 | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | 4 |
| 5 | Pak | 2 | Ind | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 | 4 |
| 6 | Win | 2 | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 | 4 |
| 7 | Pak | 2 | Srl | Galle | 21 Jun 2000 | 4 |
| `8 | Srl | 2 | Ind | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 | 4 |
| 9 | NZl | 1 | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 | 4 |
| 10 | NZl | 1 | Ind | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | 4 |
| 11 | SAF | 1 | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | 4 |
| 12 | Win | 2 | SAF | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | 4 |
| 13 | Pak | 1 | Ind | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 | 4 |
| 14 | Eng | 1 | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 | 4 |
| 15 | Ind | 1 | Ban | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | 4 |
| 16 | Srl | 2 | Ban | Col-SSC | 25 Jun 2007 | 4 |
| 17 | Srl | 1 | Ind | Col –SSC | 23 Jul 2008 | 4 |
| 18 | Aus | 2 | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 | 4 |
| 19 | Ind | 2 | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 | 4 |
| 20 | Aus | 1 | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | 4 |
| 21 | SAF | 1 | Ban | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | 4 |
| 22 | Ind | 2 | Srl | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | 4 |
Indian batsman’s feat at Nagpur provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | 100s |
| 1 | Ind | 1 | Ban | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | 4 |
| 2 | Ind | 2 | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 | 4 |
| 3 | Ind | 2 | Srl | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | 4 |
Indian batsman’s feat at Nagpur provides the second occasion of batsmen accomplishing such a feat against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | 100s |
| 1 | Pak | 2 | Srl | Galle | 21 Jun 2000 | 4 |
| 2 | Ind | 2 | Srl | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | 4 |
Indian batsman’s feat at Nagpur provides the fourth occasion of batsmen accomplishing such a feat on Indian soil. All such ccasions are listed below
| No | Team | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | 100s |
| 1 | Win | 1 | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | 4 |
| 2 | Ind | 2 | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 | 4 |
| 3 | NZl | 1 | Ind | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | 4 |
| 4 | Ind | 2 | Srl | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | 4 |
Colombo-SSC in Sri Lanka and St John’s in West Indies are the two grounds to witness three occasion of four batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the annals of test cricket. The following table list such occasions on each of these grounds
| No | Team | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | 100s |
| 1 | Srl | 1 | Ind | Col–SSC | 23 Jul 2008 | 4 |
| 2 | Srl | 2 | Ind | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 | 4 |
| 3 | Srl | 2 | Ban | Col-SSC | 25 Jun 2007 | 4 |
| 1 | Win | 2 | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 | 4 |
| 2 | SAF | 1 | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | 4 |
| 3 | Win | 2 | SAF | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | 4 |