Kolkata: Virat Kohli scored a half century (55 off 37 balls) to steer India to yet another win against Pakistan in the World Cup as the men-in-Blue beat their arch rivals by six wickets and 13 balls remaining in a crucial ICC World Cup T20 encounter at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

Kohli, who was Man-of-the -Match said that it was a challenging wicket but he loved challenges. “It was a challenging wicket, that's what you want as a cricketer, new challenges to play. In the last game I was very disappointed to have got out, that really hurt. Even the 49 against Pakistan in Dhaka was really satisfying, that's what you need, a tough pitch a good bowling attack and you pulling your team out of trouble. Yuvraj weathered the storm and then smacked a few. I think these performances are good for him as well, he's in good nick,” said Kohli

Indian skipper MS Dhoni said that he did not expect the wicket to turn so much. “Not like this (expect to turn) ... in the second half it got slightly better, and they had only one spinner. Initially when we saw the pitch we did not think it would turn so much. I think we can do better. There are areas we can improve. Once we get into the knockouts we won't get a second chance. If I knew from the start if it would turn so much I have no problems playing another spinner.”
Dhoni said he wanted a third seamer in Pandya, because of the dew and because he had a lot of back up spin options.

Meanwhile, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said, “I want to congratulate Dhoni and his team. I was not expecting a pitch like this. I think we were a bit short with runs - 30 runs short. We didn't bowl in the right areas, I did not bowl well. Virat Kohli batted really well.”