London, June 18 (CRICKETNMORE): Praising Pakistan for their brilliant all-round performance in the Champions Trophy final here on Sunday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said the green brigade can upset any team on their day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli said Pakistani players were more intense and passionate in the final which also helped them outplay the India team in every department of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan dominated with both bat and ball to thrash a rather off-colour India by 180 runs and lift the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This was the first Champions Trophy title for Pakistan. The south Asian nation claimed their third ICC tournament, having earlier won the 50-over World Cup in 1992 and the World Twenty20 in 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Put in to bat, Pakistan rode on a century by opener Fakhar Zaman to post a massive total of 338\/4 in the allotted 50 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In reply, India were all out for 158 runs in 30.3 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It was disappointing. Congos to Pakistan. The way they turned things around, it was amazing. They can upset anyone on their day," Kohli said after the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I have a smile on my face because I am very proud of the boys. Credit to Pakistan. They outplayed us. They were more intense and more passionate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"With the ball, we could have had more wicket-taking opportunities. Sometimes, the opposition does play very well. Even with the ball, they were very aggressive," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli also praised young all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was the highest scorer among the Indians with 76 runs off 43 balls. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pandya scripted the fastest half-century in a world One-Day International (ODI) final, reaching the landmark in 32 deliveries with three consecutive sixes off leg-spinner Shadab Khan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 28-year-old skipper partially blamed pacer Jasprit Bumrah's no-ball which gave opener and century-maker Fakhar Zaman -- who was on three at that time -- a life which helped Pakistan post a massive total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Hardik played well. Small margins can be massive in cricket. We need to move on and learn from our mistakes," Kohli said.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/06\/indian-skipper-virat-kohli31.jpg", "alt_img": "Pakistan can upset any team on their day, says Virat Kohli", "alt_title": "Pakistan can upset any team on their day, says Virat Kohli", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Pakistan can upset any team on their day, says Virat Kohli", "seo_desc": "Praising Pakistan for their brilliant all-round performance in the Champions Trophy final here on Sunday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said the green brigade ", "seo_keywords": "Virat Kohli, India vs Pakistan", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "pakistan-can-upset-any-team-on-their-day-says-virat-kohli", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2004", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-06-18 22:39:00", "updated": "2017-06-18 22:39:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-06-18 22:39:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-06-18 22:39:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/pakistan-can-upset-any-team-on-their-day-says-virat-kohli-28223" }