Virat Kohli penned a heartfelt note after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ended their long and agonising wait for an Indian Premier League (IPL) title. On Tuesday, June 3, RCB clinched the IPL 2025 trophy with a six-run win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Kohli, who recently became the first batter to score 9000 T20 runs for a single team, expressed his gratitude to the fans for standing by the franchise through all the ups and downs. He remains the only player in IPL history to have represented a single franchise since the league’s inception in 2008. Kohli joined RCB after captaining India to the U19 World Cup title in Malaysia.
“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.
Virat Kohli played a crucial role in RCB’s title-winning campaign in IPL 2025. He finished as their leading run-scorer, amassing 657 runs in 15 matches at an average of 54.75 and a strike rate of 144.71. His highest score of the season – an unbeaten 73 – came against PBKS in Mullanpur back in April.
In the final, Kohli scored a composed 43 off 35 balls, laying the foundation for RCB’s six-run victory over PBKS. Having represented RCB across 18 IPL seasons, Kohli has now accumulated 8661 runs from 267 matches, including eight centuries and 63 fifties.
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