"I have thought of this..." Virat Kohli drops BOMBSHELL statement after RCB's second IPL title
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Virat Kohli was the leading run-getter for RCB in IPL 2026 with 675 runs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated the Gujarat Titans (GT) to win their second Indian Premier League (IPL) title in a row. It was an interesting game between both teams at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, RCB became the third franchise in history to defend their title after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI).
GT batted first and scored 155/8 in 20 overs. Washington Sunder was the top scorer as he played a fantastic knock of 50 runs. Rasikh Salam Dar bowled a brilliant spell and took three wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood got two wickets each. RCB bowlers did a fantastic job in a pressure game in Ahmedabad.
Venkatesh Iyer gave RCB a quick start with 32 runs in 16 balls, but the team lost momentum in the middle overs as they were at 132/5 before Kohli took charge. However, RCB easily chased down the target with two overs left. Kohli played an unbeaten knock of 75 off 42 balls and finished the game with a six.
“It is the stuff that you dream of” -Virat Kohli after IPL 2026 win
“It is the stuff that you dream of. I have thought of this moment many times that once we win the IPL, I should be standing there hitting the winning runs. And tonight it was possible. So yeah, just a dream day for us.”
Virat Kohli posted a celebration post on Instagram after RCB secured their second consecutive IPL title. In the post shared, Captain Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Paddikal are together holding the IPL winning trophy and showing two fingers, demonstrating the second IPL victory.
“We asked ourselves a question last year – can we go back to back? Here we are again,” Kohli wrote on Instagram while tagging Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Kohli also gave a big shout-out to the management – head coach Andy Flower, batting coach Dinesh Karthik and Director of Cricket Mo Bobat.
“That is exactly what Mo Bobat said when we won last year that it’s not the end of the road. We are going to look to go back-to-back. And that’s exactly what we ended up achieving.”
Kohli praised RCB’s experienced players for performing exceptionally well in high-pressure moments.
“We have a lot of mature players in the group, a lot of experienced guys, and the experience always shines through in difficult situations. You can have all the excitement and slam-bang in the world, but come the big situations, you need the big boys to step up. And that is exactly what we did.”
Virat Kohli finished IPL 2026 with 675 runs in 16 innings, including one century and five half-centuries.
How may runs did Virat Kohli score in IPL 2026?
Virat Kohli finished IPL 2026 with 675 runs in 16 innings, including one century and five half-centuries.
How many IPL titles has Virat Kohli won with RCB?
Virat Kohli has now won two IPL titles with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
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