Amir was quoted as saying on One India News that Kohli will be under pressure to perform in the final as it is his first final of an ICC event as the captain of the India ODI side.
India appeared to be a clear favourite of bookies on Friday but not by a large margin.
He was also all praise for his rookie players including opener Fakhar Zaman, who is one of the chief reasons behind Pakistan's transformation into a winning unit.
India defeated Pakistan mostly in major ICC tournament matches so far in the history of the game.
"We are looking at it as just another match and do not want to be distracted by how big is it or the trophy being on line", Indian captain Virat Kohli said at a press conference earlier the same day.
Although gambling is illegal in most parts of the country, Indians can lay their bets through United Kingdom websites through their worldwide credit cards and e-wallets, said Landers.
India is all set to take on Pakistan in the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 on Sunday.
India went down to Sri Lanka in the group stage, but beat Pakistan and South Africa to reach the final four, while the Pakistanis recovered from losing to India to beat Sri Lanka after a washout versus the South Africans.
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When recapping the game at Lord's between South Africa and England before the tournament, I made a point of pointing out that the best sides, despite sticking to their method wherever possible, analyse conditions well. There will be many distractions when India lines up against Pakistan in the final, with a manic crowd likely to be out of control in the lead up and on match day as the hype for this match will be huge.
"I would back a guy like Hardik who provides you so much balance in conditions that he can be effective as a bowler and his batting is priceless", Kohli said.
Pakistan were the lowest-ranked side going into the tournament and produced a shambolic performance in their heavy opening defeat by India.
"There is no guarantee that a team will always win or lose against any particular opposition".
"Pakistan should bat first because there is no pressure batting first". At such tricky occasions I am reminded of Ghalib's couplet which losely expresses my predicament.
Pakistan knocked out hosts England by beating them in the semi-final by eight wickets.
"We are really encouraged by the support of fans here and back home, we will give our best to make them feel happy", he said. They might have gone into the India match happily remembering their 2-1 series win in their last bilateral series exactly two years ago. Pakistan's, across the formats, is a more favourable nine out of 22 - but only two in nine ODIs.
Having your top order hit form at a tournament is key, and with Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, they have built solid platforms all the way through the competition.
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