India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lavished praise on rising star Virat Kohli for yet another important knock under pressure in the second Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here yesterday.

The match could have gone either way after the hosts slipped from 152-2 to 166-5 before achieving their 261-run target in the final session, thanks to a 96-run stand between man-of-the-match Virat Kohli (51 not out) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoniu00a0(48 not out).