‘Let me speak …’: Virat Kohli struggled to speak as a crowd of Bengaluru, cricket news goes mad during IPL title ceremony
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) celebrated its first Indian Premier League (IPL) title victory at a Felicitation event organized by the Karnataka State Cricket Association at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Star batter Virat Kohli praised the leadership of captain Rajat Patidar and the loyal fan of the team during the ceremony.“This is nobody else EE Sala Cup name day (this year will be ours), but EE Sala Cup name Du (this year is ours).Kohli also revealed that during the RCB Anbox event, where the team’s New Jersey and captain were unveiled, he predicted the long -term leadership capacity of the Patidar. He said, “Let him cheer the most loud, as he has proved himself as a captain in his first season.”Patidar scored 312 runs in 14 matches on an average of 24.00, including two fifties, performing effective strategic decisions and bowler rotation throughout the season.Kohli emerged as the major run-scorer of the franchise and finished third in 15 matches in the tournament with 657 runs, on an average 54.75 and a strike rate over 144, including eight fifty.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar shared his excitement with Annie: “The whole work of Karnataka is excited. From the younger generation to the older generation, everyone is happy. After 18 years long wait, we have got success. I have congratulated Kohli for standing like a rock.Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot said: “Royal Challengers Bangalore won the IPL 2025 Trophy. From the Karnataka government and the public, I congratulate them. They can continue to play in this way and make Karnataka and the nation proud. ,Quiz: Who is that IPL player?In the final match, PBK won the toss and chose the field. Arshdeep Singh (3/40) and Kyle Jaimisson (3/48) gave significant successes, while Yaji Chahal (1/37) included batting.Kohli scored 43 off 35 balls with three fours, while Patidar (26 in 16 balls), Jitesh Sharma (24 in 10 balls), and Liam Livingstone (25 in 15 balls) contributed to a total of 190/9 of RCB.
PBKS’s chase began firmly with Priyash Arya (24 in 19 balls) and Prabhasimran (26 in 22 balls) with a 43 -run partnership.Josh Iglis (39 in 23 balls) and Shashank Singh (61– 30 balls) worked hard to live with the required rate, but Krunal Pandya (2/17), Yash Dayal (1/18), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/38) banned PBKS till 184/7.Despite Shashank Singh’s impressive 22 -run final of 22 runs, when 29 was needed, PBK fell in his second final and first in 11 years, while RCB won its first IPL title.
