SPD Smith of Australia became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight centuries against India, when he scored 131 in the first innings of the just concluded Sydney Test. Others to score eight centuries against India are – RT Ponting, IVA Richards and GS Sobers. SPD Smith also became the second Australian batsman to score eight centuries against India after RT Ponting. The following table lists the centuries scored by these four batsmen

Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
RT Ponting	1	125	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 1999
	2	141*	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2000
	3	242	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2003
	4	257	2	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2003
	5	140	2	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2008
	6	123	1	Ind	Bengaluru	Oct 2008
	7	134	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2012
	8	221	1	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2012
Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
IVA Richards	1	192*	2	Ind	Delhi	Dec 1974
	2	142	2	Ind	Bridgetown	Mar 1976
	3	130	1	Ind	Trinidad	Mar 1976
	4	177	1	Ind	Trinidad	Apr 1976
	5	109	1	Ind	Georgetown	Mar 1983
	6	120	2	Ind	Mumbai	Nov 1983
	7	109*	4	Ind	Delhi	Nov 1987
	8	110	2	Ind	Kingston	Apr 1989
Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
SPD Smith	1	162*	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2014
	2	133	2	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
	3	192	1	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2014
	4	117	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2015
	5	109	3	Ind	Pune	Feb 2017
	6	178*	1	Ind	Ranchi	Mar 2017
	7	111	1	Ind	Dharamsala	Mar 2017
	8	131	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2021
Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
GS Sobers	1	142*	3	Ind	Mum-BS	Nov 1958
	2	198	3	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1958
	3	106*	1	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 1958
	4	153	2	Ind	Kingston	Mar 1962
	5	104	1	Ind	Kingston	Apr 1962
	6	108*	3	Ind	Georgetown	Mar 1971
	7	178*	1	Ind	Bridgetown	Apr 1971
	8	132	2	Ind	Trinidad	Apr 1971