Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers join the players of Virt Kohli and RCB on stage to lift the iPL Trophy. (Pic Credit: RCB) New Delhi: Virat Kohli failed to detain his emotions because Royal Challengers Bengalur finally ended his eighteen -year waiting for the IPL title. But at the moment of the triumph, Kohli made sure two of the largest stalwarts RCB – AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle – were at the forefront and center at the celebration.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!After the RCB defeated Kings Pandjab for six runs in the tense IPL 2025 final, Kohli donated the title to two legendary former teammates who formed the franchise identity with him.Who is the IPL player?“I spent my main years with them. I know how much we tried to win. We were so close several times, and we were such a good team; we had an explosiveness, but we could never cross the border.
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De Villiers and Gayle were on the side dorm at the Narendra Modi Ahmedabad stadium and witnessed the last chapter of a dream that once tirelessly watched with Kohl. The trio was helpful in the rise of RCB as one of the most followed teams of the IPL, with the 2016-nowaday season, the title-Eleptans in memory.“I promise you that it feels 10 times strange, because these two stand next to me. Honestly, it’s just like mine,” Kohl added. “These guys gave everything to the team. When they come to Bengalur, people go Berserk. It’s the same trophy.”De Villiers scored 4,522 RCB runs in a blow of 158.33, while Gayle gathered 3,163 runs with five centuries, including iconic 175 not out. For Kohli, this victory was not just a redemption – the inheritance was met and shared.
