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Kumar Sangakkara showers praise on 'passionate' Kohli

Sangakkara and Kohli during the 2014 World T20

There's no shortage of accolades for Virat Kohli who continues to make the headlines despite being away from the game.

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, a part of whose career coincided with the rise of Kohli, showered praise on the current Indian captain, calling him 'head and shoulders' above everyone else. Speaking to a news channel, Sangakkara said, according to Reuters: "He has this incredible knack of scoring runs and has a very, very solid method that he believes in. If you see the tempo which he bats with, it hardly changes. He does read the situation very well.

"He is a very passionate guy, you see that in his expressions on the field. It's the overall aspect of both the person and how he has sorted his batting and his attitude."