From Vijay Mallaya, who founded RCB, to Nikhil Kamath and Anand Mahindra, congratulatory messages poured in for RCB. All these posts had one thing in common - special mention of Virat Kohli, who stayed loyal to RCB through the years and never gave up on the dream.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their maiden IPL title by defeating Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 Final in Ahmedabad, ending their 18-year drought of winning the elusive title.

RCB opened with Phil Salt and Virat Kohli, with Salt providing an explosive start before falling to Kyle Jamieson b