| 1 | Don Bradman Australia | 6 instances of back-to-back Test centuries Bradman achieved back-to-back Test centuries 6 times in his legendary career, including sequences of centuries across matches, a testament to his unmatched batting consistency. | 1928–1948 | 6 |
| 2 | Everton Weekes West Indies | 5 consecutive Test centuries, 1948–49 Weekes scored centuries in five consecutive Test innings, beginning against England in 1948 and continuing against India in 1948–49, a sequence that has never been equalled or surpassed. | 1948–1949 | — |
| 3 | Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 2015 World Cup – 4 consecutive centuries Sangakkara scored 4 consecutive centuries at the 2015 ODI World Cup — an unprecedented feat in World Cup cricket — across all formats, establishing himself as the most in-form batsman of the era. | — | — |
| 4 | Ricky Ponting Australia | Multiple back-to-back Test century sequences Ponting scored back-to-back centuries on 5 occasions in his Test career, including famous consecutive hundreds against India and England during Australia's dominant period. | — | 5 |
| 5 | Sachin Tendulkar India | Multiple back-to-back Test centuries Tendulkar achieved back-to-back centuries 4 times in his Test career, including memorable consecutive innings against Australia, England and South Africa. | — | 4 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli India | Multiple back-to-back Test centuries Kohli has scored centuries in back-to-back Test innings on 4 occasions, including his famous 2014–15 Australian tour where he scored 4 centuries in the series. | — | 4 |
| 7 | Brian Lara West Indies | Multiple back-to-back Test centuries Lara's innings of 213 and 153* against Australia at the same venue showed his extraordinary ability to sustain his genius across consecutive innings. | — | 3 |
| 8 | Graeme Smith South Africa | Multiple back-to-back centuries South Africa's left-handed captain scored centuries in consecutive Test innings on multiple occasions, demonstrating remarkable consistency as an opener. | — | 3 |
| 9 | Jacques Kallis South Africa | Multiple back-to-back centuries Cricket's greatest all-rounder scored back-to-back Test centuries multiple times, reinforcing his status as the most complete cricketer of his era. | — | 3 |
| 10 | Viv Richards West Indies | Multiple back-to-back centuries Richards' supreme batting form saw him score centuries in consecutive Test innings on several occasions, a natural reflection of the dominance he showed in the 1970s and 1980s. | — | 3 |
| 11 | Hashim Amla South Africa | Three consecutive centuries in 2012 Amla scored centuries in three successive Test innings against England and Sri Lanka in 2012, confirming his position as the world's best Test opener at that time. | — | — |
| 12 | Marnus Labuschagne Australia | Consecutive centuries in 2019–2021 The modern batting star scored hundreds in back-to-back Test innings on 3 occasions, including famous performances in the 2019–20 home summer. | — | 3 |
| 13 | Steve Smith Australia | Consecutive Ashes centuries Smith's extraordinary 2019 Ashes series saw him score multiple centuries including back-to-back hundreds, as he single-handedly took on England's attack. | — | 3 |
| 14 | Alastair Cook England | Multiple back-to-back centuries Cook's reliable opening batting produced back-to-back centuries on multiple occasions, including famous consecutive scores against India in the 2012 series. | — | 3 |
| 15 | Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | Back-to-back centuries in 2006 Jayawardene's purple patch in 2006 included consecutive centuries, highlighted by his record-breaking 374 and other significant innings in the same series. | — | 3 |
| 16 | Rohit Sharma India | Back-to-back Test centuries as opener After switching to Test opening, Rohit scored consecutive hundreds in the series against South Africa in 2019 and continued that form into the 2020 season. | — | 2 |
| 17 | Younis Khan Pakistan | Back-to-back hundreds vs Sri Lanka Younis hit consecutive Test centuries in the 2009 series against Sri Lanka as part of his extraordinary season that also included a World T20 captaincy triumph. | — | 2 |
| 18 | Babar Azam Pakistan | Back-to-back Test centuries in 2022–23 Pakistan's modern batting maestro scored consecutive Test centuries in the 2022–23 New Zealand series, demonstrating the level of form that took him to the number one ICC ranking. | — | 2 |
| 19 | Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan | Consecutive hundreds vs India Yousuf's back-to-back centuries in the 2004 series against India in Pakistan showcased his ability to perform in high-pressure bilateral series. | — | 2 |
| 20 | Gary Sobers West Indies | Consecutive Test centuries in 1960s Sobers, the greatest all-rounder cricket has seen, scored back-to-back centuries on multiple occasions across his legendary 93-Test career. | — | 3 |