FACTBOX -- The 10 fastest centuries in Test cricket

Ten fastest Test centuries after Australian opener David Warner hit a 69-ball ton in the third Test against India on Friday

56 deliveries - Viv Richards (West Indies) v England 1986 St John's

57 deliveries - Adam Gilchrist (Australia) v England 2006 Perth

67 deliveries - Jack Gregory (Australia) v South Africa 1921 Johannesburg

69 deliveries - Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) v Australia 2003 Georgetown

69 deliveries - David Warner (Australia) v India 2012 Perth

70 deliveries - Chris Gayle (West Indies) v Australia 2010 Perth

71 deliveries - Roy Fredericks (West Indies) v Australia 1975 Perth

74 deliveries - Majid Khan (Pakistan) v New Zealand 1976 Karachi

74 deliveries - Kapil Dev (India) v Sri Lanka 1986 Kanpur

74 deliveries - Mohd Azharuddin (India) v South Africa 1996 Kolkata

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