India's victory in the Asia Cup against the arch rival Pakistan brought thrill of joy in the city on Sunday night.
Soon after MS Dhoni hit the winning boundary, cricket lovers of the city came out on the streets shouting slogans in praise of Team India. The credit of the Indian victory goes to Virat Kohli whose 183 off 148 balls helped India achieve their highest chase in one-day cricket to overhaul Pakistan's formidable 330-run target with 13 balls to spare, said cricket lover Victor Dawson.
Decribing the victory as historic, cricket coach of Madan Mohan Malviya stadium Parvez Alam said: "It's a big achievment and the credit goes to combined team effort." Praising Kohli, cricket coach Devesh Misra said, "He is one of most talented players in the Indian squad."
Another cricketing buff, Dr Jagat Singh said: "It has brought alive the memories of India's victory in the World Cup semi final at Mohali last year.
He added that the hype created by the media has created a feeling of optimism among cricket lovers.
The cricket lovers also praised Sachin Tendulkar for his useful knock. "Sachin gave a good start that helped Team India to achieve the huge target and the way he batted showed that he is still the number No I batsman of the World and once again proved the critics wrong," said cricket lover Syed Imran. The Indian team has proved that the victory against Pakistan in the semi-finals of the World Cup at Mohali last year was not a fluke, he added.
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