“I and Shreyas had a lot of practice sessions before the Asia Cup. We said this was the partnership to take center stage in the middle overs. We are comfortable rotating the strike against the spinners and keeping the loose balls away, so The credit goes to him for this.” ,
India and second-placed South Africa, whose only defeat so far in the 10-team tournament was a shock defeat to non-Test team Netherlands, have both already qualified for the semi-finals.
Tributes started coming for Kohli.
“This is the best birthday gift from Virat Kohli to Team India fans and the entire cricket fraternity,” Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi wrote on Twitter.