Virat Kohli’s dhol dance with Krunal Pandya goes viral after RCB’s IPL 2026 title – WATCH

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Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya (Image credit: RCB) NEW DELHI: Star batsman Virat Kohli and all-rounder Krunal Pandya were seen dancing to dhols after Royal Challengers Bengaluru sealed back-to-back IPL titles on Sunday. RCB defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final to lift their second IPL trophy.Celebrations were in full swing after the historic triumph. In a video shared by RCB on social media, Krunal was seen dancing with the trophy to the sound of dhols. He was later joined by Kohli who arrived in a t-shirt and shorts and joined the celebrations as the team soaked up the success.RCB, who won their maiden IPL title in Ahmedabad in 2025, have now become only the third franchise after Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings to successfully defend their crown. They also extended their Qualifier 1 winning streak to take the trophy to nine consecutive seasons.

  • Teams to win consecutive IPL titles
  • Czech Republic – 2010 and 2011
  • MI – 2019 and 2020
  • RCB – 2025 and 2026

  • Multiple IPL title wins
  • 5 – MI
  • 5 – CSK
  • 3 – KKR
  • 2 – RCB

RCB, powered by Kohli’s fastest IPL half-century, completed a clinical chase of 156 at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium to clinch back-to-back titles.Kohli smashed his fifty off 25 balls and remained unbeaten on 75 off 42 deliveries, an innings studded with nine fours and three sixes. It was also his highest score in an IPL playoff match.The veteran batsman also continued a remarkable streak – RCB have not lost a match since 2025, whenever Kohli scored a half-century.Kohli was named Man of the Match in the final.

  • Oldest players to win Player of the Match in an IPL final
  • 38y 219d – Anil Kumble (RCB, 2009)
  • 37y 207d – Virat Kohli (RCB, 2026)
  • 37y 94d – Faf du Plessis (CSK, 2021)
  • 36y 344d – Shane Watson (CSK, 2018)

“Well, those are the things you dream about. I’ve thought many times for this moment that, you know, one day when we win the IPL, I should stand there and hit the winning runs and tonight it was possible. So yeah, just a dream day for us,” Kohli said after the match.“And like I mentioned right after the game as well, we felt really relaxed coming into the game today and we were really confident in how we wanted to go about the game and what kind of team we had. And that gives you confidence that you just, you know, see every situation through. But yeah, in the chase, I felt really comfortable out there knowing exactly what to do,” he said.