"Hands down these were amongst the most testing bowling spells. Everyone bowled brilliantly but Mohammad Amir was the pick of the bowlers, but the whole bowling attack created a lot of pressure on our batsmen," said Kohli who scored a 51-ball 49, a brilliant knock under the circumstances, to take India to victory over their arch-rivals.
Spot-fixing tainted Aamir had a dream spell when India began their chase of a small total of 84. He had sent back the Indian openers in his very first over with the scoreboard reading just two, before having his third wicket in the form of Suresh Raina in his second over and Pakistan's third.
"As a batsman, you have to create a strange balance. You have to keep a positive mindset but at the same time you can't afford to play a loose shot which you would rather go for in a different situation in a T20 game," he said.
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With the run-rate virtually irrelevant under those circumstances, Kohli said he went into a very 'non-T20' zone, rather thinking that he was playing an ODI match.
Kohli said he was delighted to have come out unscathed in such a tricky strip and under a lethal pace bowling attack.
"That is where you need to sort of understand what needs to be done on a pitch which is doing a bit. As a batsman you feel a lot better when you come out of spells like that rather than a game that is batsman friendly. I am personally very happy that I could face may be 12 to 13 overs of bowling like that. To come out well from that is a very good feeling," said the India Test captain.
Kohli was one of the non-Pakistani cricketers to have expressed happiness at seeing the return of spot-fixing tainted Aamir and he was wholesome in his praise of the fast bowler for his stupendous show against his side yesterday.
"Hats off to the way the Pakistan bowlers bowled -- especially Mohammad Amir. It was a pleasure playing that spell; that tested me out completely. To come out of that, it gives me a lot of confidence as a batsman. I am just delighted that I could contribute to the team's success and winning high pressure games is always nice," said Kohli.