DHAKA: Indian finest batsman Virat Kohli has praised the fast, furious and up to the mark spell of Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir against India in all important clash of Asia Cup which blue shirts won convincingly by 5 wickets.
India skittled Pakistan for 83 inside 18 overs before being put under the heat in the chase.
Left-arm paceman dismissed both openers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane leg before in the first over before they had opened their scoring.
Amir also dismissed Suresh Raina to finish with 4-18-3 and won some praise from Kohli along the way.
“It wasn’t an easy wicket to bat, I wasn’t happy with myself in the last game, where I went too hard at the ball. I made mistakes in the last innings but I dug in this time,” Kohli said of the seaming Sher-e-Bangla Stadium pitch.
“I would like to congratulate Mohammad Amir for the way he bowled, I actually congratulated him while he was bowling. I was really happy to play such an amazing spell of fast bowling. May god bless him with more success,” Kohli, who was named man of the match, added.
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