Virat Kohli wrote an emotional message on Instagram following Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) thrilling victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL). At Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, RCB defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs on Tuesday, June 3, to secure the IPL 2025 trophy. As the first batter to reach 9000 T20 runs for a single squad, Kohli recently thanked the supporters for sticking by the team through all of its highs and lows.
He is still the only player in IPL history to have played for just one team from the league's founding in 2008. After leading India to victory in the U19 World Cup in Malaysia, Kohli joined RCB. Following his first IPL trophy after an 18-year wait, Virat Kohli penned down his thoughts on winning the IPL trophy. "This team made the dream possible, a season I'll never ever forget. We've thoroughly enjoyed the ride over the last 2.5 months. This one is for the fans of RCB who never ever left our side in the worst of times. This one is for all the years of heartbreaks and disappointment," Kohli wrote on Instagram.
"This is for every inch of effort left on the field playing for this team. As far as the IPL trophy is concerned, you've made me wait 18 years to be able to lift you and celebrate my friend, but it's been absolutely worth the wait," Kohli added.
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Virat Kohli's contribution to RCB in IPL 2025
Virat Kohli was instrumental in RCB's IPL 2025 championship run. With 657 runs at an average of 54.75 and a strike rate of 144.71 in 15 games, he was their top run scorer at the end. He scored an undefeated 73, his highest of the season, against PBKS at Mullanpur in April. Kohli laid the groundwork for RCB's six-run triumph against PBKS in the final with a cool 43 off 35 balls. After playing for RCB for 18 IPL seasons, Kohli has amassed 8661 runs from 267 games, including 63 fifties and eight hundreds.
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