India, June 4 -- At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, 17 years of agony, hope, collapse and comeback finally met closure. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, so often the 'heartbreak kids' of the Indian Premier League, clutched glory in a six-run win over Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final, and right at the centre of it stood Virat Kohli, unburdened at last.

Kohli was emotional as soon as RCB were mathematically assured of the win. He sunk to his knees after the final delivery, and was embraced by all of his teammates soon after. The celebrations ran into the night and following the post-match presentation, a heartwarming video featuring Kohli and former India head coach Ravi Shastri went viral online.

Kohli ran playfully and jumped into...