World Cup 2015: Kumar Sangakkara Leads the Pack with Four Tons
Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara heads the list of century makers in the 2015 World Cup, smashing four consecutive hundreds to become the first batsman in all one-day internationals to score four in-a-row.
The opening round of the World Cup witnessed 35 centuries compared to just six in the entire 1975 tournament, seemingly proving once and for all that one-day cricket is a batsman's game. (Jayasuriya Hails Sangakkara)
Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara heads the list of century makers, smashing four consecutive hundreds to become the first batsman in all one-day internationals to score four in-a-row.(Kumar Sangakkara firm on retirement plans)
The 37-year-old left-hander is in the form of his life, scoring 105 not out against Bangladesh, 117 not out versus England, 104 against Australia and 124 in the game with Scotland. (Gilchrist praises Sangakkara with hilarious tweet)
Surprisingly it was non-Test side Afghanistan who got the better of him, dismissing the veteran for seven while Sangakkara managed just 39 in the first game against New Zealand.
"It's one of the rarest things you can see, him playing four (hundreds) in a row. I'm lucky to be here to watch all four innings," said Sri Lanka chairman of selectors Sanath Jayasuriya on Monday.
Sangakkara's team-mate Tillakaratne Dilshan, India's Shikhar Dhawan, Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor and Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Mahmudullah have all notched two hundreds in the current tournament which kicks off its quarter-finals from Wednesday.