The Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been crowned as the champions for the IPL 2025 season, and it has been a tremendous season for the spectators to witness. Virat Kohli, who has been part of the franchise for the past 18 years, was seen emotional after the final ball was bowled at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. RCB defeated the Punjab Kings by a margin of just 6 runs. Fans have been celebrating like nothing less than a World Cup win. But there are speculations after Virat Kohli lifted the trophy and said that he does not have many years left to give this franchise, as he was hinting at retiring in the coming years.
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"Tonight, I am gonna sleep like a baby. I have an opportunity to play this game for not many years. So, there is an end to our career and by the time I hang up my boots, I want to sit at home and say I gave it everything I had. So, I look for ways to improve." Kohli said.
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"I can't play as an impact player, I want to field 20 overs and make an impact in the field. That is the kind of player I am and I have been. God's blessed me with that perspective and I am so grateful to this victory. So thankful to God for giving it in my lap finally tonight and I just put my head down, stay humble and work as hard as I possibly can and then you find different ways to help the team. This management, this group of players have been outstanding. They have got in the right kind of players, match-winners and people who take the game on. In the auction, lot of people questioned our tactics, but by day 2 we were very happy with what we had and we had a lot of confidence in the strength of this group. I want to give a big shout out to this team. It would not have been possible without each and everyone in the squad, in the playing eleven. The management backing the players, keeping us positive throughout when the going got tough. So it is everyone's." He added.
Virat Kohli's IPL 2025 Performance
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli has signed off with a tally of 656 runs in the Indian Premier League 2025 season. Kohli scored a 43-run knock from 35 balls against Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final on Tuesday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He has an impressive strike rate of 145.13 with an average of 59.64. He concluded in third place for the Orange Cap race after GT's Sai Sudarshan and MI's Suryakumar Yadav.