India, June 17 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru realised their dream of becoming IPL champions for the first time when they defeated Punjab Kings in the final of the 2025 season, but even they would know just how close it was. In the end, PBKS fell short by just six runs. Had Shashank Singh, who remained unbeaten on 50, connected one more, who knows, the result could well have been different. Nonetheless, hindsight is always a wonderful thing, isn't it? But RCB won't care. For them, an 18-year-long wait had ended. For Virat Kohli, an 18-year-long wait had finally ended.

The world saw Kohli breaking down in tears even before RCB's victory was sealed. But what many tend to forget is just how crucial his knock of 43 was. Kohli top-scored for ...