At the drop of the hat, one can pick Kumar Sangakkara as the best batsman that Sri Lanka has ever produced. In fact, he is one of the classiest batsmen in world cricket with a great technique. The Islander has acquired quite a few records in his kitty before calling curtains on his career. One of those outstanding records is his four consecutive centuries in the world cup. Speaking of the same, the Sri Lankan believes Virat Kohli can break his record.
Kumar Sangakkara, an elegant stroke player, a reliable keeper, was the cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for close to 15 years. After playing close to 500 international games for his country, the all-time great cricketer played his final game in a Test against India at Colombo (PSS) in 2015.
Virat Kohli can break it – Kumar Sangakkara
Before calling curtains, in ICC World Cup 2015, Sangakkara is the only batsman to score four hundred in a single World Cup. Mark Waugh, Matthew Hayden and Sourav Ganguly have scored three centuries each in the World Cup, while no other batsman has scored more than two.
Meanwhile, in a 25 Questions and Answers chat with ESPN Cricinfo, Kumar Sangakkara was asked to pick a batsman, who can break his record of 4 consecutive centuries. Without any hesitation, the flamboyant batsman picked Virat Kohli to be the one, who can break the record.
Well, as Kumar Sangakkara said, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli is on the hunt for records. Recently, he smashed 11,000 ODI runs to become the quickest batsman in the world cricket. Earlier, it was Sachin Tendulkar, who was the holder of that glorious record.
The stylish southpaw Kumar Sangakkara and the Indian skipper Virat Kohli always shared a nice rapport between them. The duo got a good mutual respect for their records on the field. Well, now, it is on the shoulders of Virat Kohli to break the record of Kumar Sangakkara in the world cup tournament.