Who said what: World reacts after India beat Pakistan by five wickets
India made it two wins out of two in the 2016 Asia Cup after beating Pakistan by five wickets in their second match at Mirpur. After winning the toss, MS Dhoni would have been pleased with the effort of his bowlers, who did brilliantly to reduce Pakistan to their third-lowest T20I total
In response, Mohammad Amir ensured India didn't get off to a good start as he dismissed both openers for 0, but Virat Kohli's 49 ensured India got home comfortably, even if he was unfairly given out lbw after inside edged it onto his pads.
Would like to congratulate Amir: Kohli
For his 49, Virat Kohli won the Man of the Match. He said: "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 had to respect the conditions, I made mistakes in the last innings but I dug in this time ... I would like to congratulate Mohammad Amir for the way he bowled, I actually congratulated him while he was bowling.
“It was amazing to play such a spell. Counterattacking is the game I play, that's why I bat at no.3 but sometimes you have to respect the conditions and play that way. It is very important to be able to change your shot at the last moment in such conditions ... you need to be switched on mentally, stay calm and relaxed.”
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi wasn’t happy with his team’s performance. He said: "We have played so much cricket, we should have read the pitch, we did not play according to the pitch, if we lose 4-5 batsmen in the first six overs we can't score 140.
We had to read the situation, Kohli was an example and Yuvi. if we had survived the fast bowlers there wasn't much turn on the pitch for their spinners.”
Dhoni praises India’s fielders
Indian captain MS Dhoni was full of praise for both his fast bowlers and his fielders.
"We are a team that loves to play aggressive cricket but this pushes us to respect the conditions which will be good going into the WT20. I'm glad we restricted them to 85 runs, 100 or 110 runs and the game was on,” he said.
“The fast bowlers did well but even after that, we took wickets at regular intervals which is crucial to stop runs in this format ... We have to be switched on in the field, that is one department where you can guarantee performance, one run out can take the game away from the opposition."
Here is how the cricketing fraternity reacted to India's win.
There was plenty of praise for Virat Kohli: Harsha Bhogle:
Virat Kohli will play many big innings but he will remember this one with great warmth. He showed his class today. Again.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 27, 2016
Aakash Chopra:
Keep Calm and Trust in Kohli #IndvsPak #AsiaCupT20
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 27, 2016
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar:
Yeeaaahh India!!! Let's go all the way!!! #IndvsPak
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 27, 2016
Legendary Pakistani bowler Wasim Akram was happy with what he saw from Amir:
What a spell from Amir. What a game!!This is unreal cricket #IndvsPak
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) February 27, 2016
Virender Sehwag was enjoying the game:
Nehra
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 27, 2016
Old is gold
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 27, 2016
Ind or pak
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 27, 2016
Wow what a performance by Indian bowlers . Who's ur man of the match guys @SehwagSchoolSIS
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 27, 2016
Tom Moody wasn't happy with the performance of the Pakistani players:
No excuse for this performance by Pakistan, just out of successful #PSLT20 all players in T20 mode! #IndvsPak
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) February 27, 2016
Harsha Bhogle was full of praise for Jadeja and Bumrah:
Jasprit Bumrah has risen another notch in his career with a controlled and mature new ball performance
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 27, 2016
Jadeja isn't just the quickest Indian on the field ever but also the possessor of the finest throwing arm.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 27, 2016
India's 2007 World T20 winning bowler RP Singh:
Not an easy pitch to bat but @imVkohli shows his master class. Well done team India. @BCCI #IndvsPak
— R P Singh (@RpSingh99) February 27, 2016
Former Indian batsman Subramaniam Badrinath:
A good toss to win no doubt ,but the 'indian pacers' and the 'fielding' have been exceptional #IndvsPak #AsiaCupT20
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) February 27, 2016
Former Indian women’s' captain Anjum Chopra:
Unbelievable approach by @TheRealPCB batters #IndvsPak #AsiaCup. Wonder what was the plan before the start of match cause there seems none
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) February 27, 2016
Aakash Chopra:
The Mohammad Amir Show...The Virat Kohli Show...and in between we had a game between India & Pakistan. #IndvsPak #AsiaCupT20
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 27, 2016
10 on 10 for the curator Gamini Silva...Thank You, Sir. There's nothing better to watch than a great contest between bat and ball #respect
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 27, 2016