India are virtually out of the tournament following the close one-wicket defeat against arch-rivals Pakistan today.
Kohli led the side in the absence of regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"It is a good learning experience for me. I am proud of the way the boys played in the last two matches. We almost pulled of both. It's a young team. I am pleased to the see the fight shown by the bowlers," Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Talking about his strategy to rotate his bowlers quickly, Kohli said," the idea was to not let them get used to one bowler. The guys put in a good effort after a modest total. Mishra was getting it to turn and I kept him for the end. Ashwin was confident of bowling in the death, so I kept his two overs as well."
Kohli said, "it could have gone either way, but they 20-30 runs short. "
Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq said the jinx that they choke under tense chases has been broken with this win.
"It is really an important win and I am very happy because wen played really well under pressure. We are labelled as bad chasers but Hafeez and Maqsood did well and Afridi finished it for us perfectly," he said.
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