Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Virat Kohli showed off his style and flair in the IPL 2026 final with a brilliant six. But it was his flying kiss to Anushka Sharma that got the fans buzzing as RCB won their second IPL title on the trot, beating Gujarat Titans by five wickets.
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Kohli was the star of the show for RCB in the final on Sunday, May 31, as they chased down the target of 156 with ease in the end. The star batter set the tone early on alongside Venkatesh Iyer with a 62-run stand off just 27 balls. Kohli was in the mood and he took apart Kagiso Rabada early on. Kohli got to his fifty in just 25 balls, the fastest half-century of his IPL career.
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Even as wickets fell and Gujarat thought they were coming into the game through Rashid Khan’s spell, Kohli anchored the chase. In the 18th over, Kohli hit a boundary and then sealed the game with a six as the RCB players ran on the field to celebrate the win.
As the celebrations went on, Kohli decided to turn to the stands and send a flying kiss in the direction of his wife Anushka.
WHAT KOHLI SAID AFTER THE GAME?
Kohli said that his message to the RCB camp was that the pressure wasn’t the same as it was last year, and there was a belief in their ability.
“Well, I said to a few of the boys that it doesn’t feel like the same pressure as last year. We knew what kind of ability we have in the group. We topped the table. There’s a reason why we got here first. And we just said one thing: if we stick to our cricket, if we execute our plans, we are the best team in the comp,” said Kohli.
With the win, RCB became the third team to claim back-to-back IPL titles.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
