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XtraTime Web Desk: If we talk about ODI records, legendary Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara holds a special record in the history books. He is the only cricketer who scored four consecutive centuries and he achieved this rare feat back in 2015 World Cup.

It has been a record that is still intact but Sangakkara believes that Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli can be the one to break it. During his interview a couple of days back he was asked about the player who he believes can break his record and he said that Kohli is head and shoulders above the rest.

“Quite a few of them but Virat Kohli stands head and shoulders above them,” he said.

Kohli had a disappointing start to the ICC World Cup 2019 but he fought back brilliantly and the India skipper was able to slam two consecutive fifties against Australia and Pakistan to stamp his authority.

In India’s last World Cup match against Pakistan, Kohli got past Tendulkar to become the fastest to 11000 ODI runs. Against Afghanistan, Kohli has an opportunity to bag another world record.

Kohli is 104 runs away from reaching 20,000 international runs. If he gets it against Afghanistan, he will be the 12th batsman to this landmark and the 3rd Indian after Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs) and Rahul Dravid (24,208 runs).