IPL 2025, June 4 -- Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, paid an emotional tribute to the star cricketer, 'loyal' Virat Kohli, as he lifted the IPL cup for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the first time in 18 years.

"Loyalty like this doesn't just win titles - it carves legacies," Mahindra said in an X post.

Highlighting Virat Kohli's unwavering loyalty to the team over the years, despite not winning the championship, Mahindra said, "For 18 years, Virat Kohli gave his heart to a team that had never touched the trophy."

"Waiting for the light of that dawn. And now, at last, the stars have answered his faith."

He also quoted Rabindranath Tagore and said, "Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is sti...