India, March 5 -- Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke lavished praise on Virat Kohli for controlling the chase in the highly-anticipated Champions Trophy semi-final. Kohli took the onus on himself when India lost the openers early in the 265-run chase as he stabilised the innings with his 84-run knock. The batting maestro put India back in control with a 91-run stand with Shreyas Iyer. Kohli frustrated the Australian team with his exemplary running between the wickets, as he didn't rely solely on boundaries to keep the scoreboard moving. His presence in the middle allowed India to put pressure on Australia as he didn't allow the required run rate out of reach despite scoring only five boundaries during his knock.

Clarke was all prais...