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Emotions rose and spilled tears in the Cricket field while Bengaluru (RCB) of the Royal Challengers (RCB) finally secured the title of the Premier League of the Indian Premier (IPL) always elegant by beating the kings of Punjab for six races in the final in the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
Virat Kohli could not contain the tears when he realized that his team’s name was recorded in the IPL trophy with three remaining balls. As soon as Josh Hazlewood, the teammates ran to his oldest captain and lay him with joy.
RCB WIN IPL 2025 Title, Virat Kohli ends 18 years of waiting
Swastik Chikara, who has literally been following Kohli throughout the season, was the first to hurry towards him from the excavated when the other joined.
The fireworks illuminated the stadium and the multitude of partisan RCB in the financial capitals of Gujarat brought the roof with their noise.
Kohli’s emotion was raw and pure, but also eloquent as a poet when he said: “They have spent 18 years, I have given my youth, my best moment, my experience. It means everything. My heart belongs to RCB, my soul belongs to Bengaluru. This trophy is for the city and the team.”
Kohli thanks Ab de Villiers and invites him to lift the trophy
The former Kohli teammate, AB de Villiers, was also present at the stadium while recording the celebrations from the beard. Kohli expressed his gratitude to Villiers for playing for the franchise for many years and sharing the pain of losing two close finals with him.
“What Abd has done for the franchise is tremendous, he told him that ‘this victory is as much as ours. I want him to celebrate with us.’ It has been the Potm more times in the franchise despite being retired for four years. He tells you the impact he has had on the league, the team and I deserve to be on the podium, at the height of the cup,” he tells the impact of the final of the league, the team and me.
De Villiers had revealed on his YouTube channel in the early stages of the IPL 2025 that Kohli had told him not to say ‘Ee Saala Cup Namde’ (this year the trophy is ours), since he felt that the franchise had become adopting the phrase and inviting too much pressure.
Josh Hazlewood, who launched the final of the game and claimed 1-54, understood the seriousness of the situation, since he felt that Kohli deserved the trophy during the number of years he put for the team.
“It probably means everything. The players come and go, but playing here for 18 years is something incredible. It’s a long time,” said Hazlewood, who claimed 22 WICKETS of 12 games and finished third in the Purple Cap race.