Virat Kohli's priority is solely on winning the World Cup, says India coach Rahul Dravid

India head coach Rahul Dravid insists Virat Kohli's priority is on winning the World Cup rather than levelling or even overtaking Sachin Tendulkar's haul of ODI centuries in the tournament.

Kohli brought up his 48th hundred against Bangladesh a fortnight ago and has had two near-misses to tie the all-time record held by Tendulkar with innings of 95 and 88 against New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

Tendulkar was watching on in Mumbai against Sri Lanka on Thursday, but his former India team-mate Dravid was adamant that what is best for the team trumps any personal milestones for Kohli.

"Virat's been really relaxed and as you can see in his performances, batting really well for us, really keen to do well as he always is," Dravid said ahead of India's clash against South Africa in Kolkata.

"He's always been the same. He's always been professional, always been hardworking, always been switched on. I don't really think he's thinking too much about 49 and 50.

"He's been really focused on winning the tournament and playing some good cricket for us. I think he's doing that really well."

Sunday's fixture at Eden Gardens pits the top two group sides against one another and both have already booked their spots in the semi-finals ahead of their penultimate fixtures in the round-robin stage.

India's form is ominous with seven wins from seven and Dravid is confident not even a tournament-ending ankle injury to star all-rounder Hardik Pandya can derail their ambitions.

"I think there's enough quality in that top seven to look after itself," added Dravid.

South Africa have won six of their seven fixtures in the subcontinent, aided by the stunning form of Quinton de Kock, who has amassed four centuries and leads the tournament run-charts.

Fellow opener and Proteas captain Temba Bavuma is yet to pass 40 in five innings, but he is optimistic of coming good at the right time.

"You've got to keep that belief that the opportunity will be there for me to make a big play within the team,” he said. "I think that's where my head is at."

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