India, June 5 -- Virat Kohli's long wait for an IPL trophy ended on Tuesday night when he lifted the title after Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated the Punjab Kings by six runs. The RCB star, who is the only player to have represented only one franchise since the inception of the league in 2008, faced three defeats in the final before eventually ending the trophy drought in Ahmedabad. Kohli was also the highest scorer in RCB's innings in the final with 43 off 35 deliveries, and even as it wasn't the most flamboyant knock, his stay helped RCB reach a strong score of 190/9 in 20 overs.

Following RCB's win, former India opener Virender Sehwag, who has shared the dressing room with Kohli in Team India and Delhi, lauded the RCB star, while ...