IPL 2025: Finally RCB Winning Indian Premier League Title in its 18th Edition to give perfect Tribute to Number 18 Virat Kohli
The Indian Premier League has been concluded finally with Royal Challengers Bangalore winning the title for the first time in 18th edition.
They were eagerly waiting for this title and credit should be given to all stakeholders who have worked hard behind the scenes to make this entity extremely popular on and off the field irrespective of results.
See I don’t believe in numerology but the number of which IPL final was played 3rd June 2025 if we dissect these in terms of numbers it will be= 3+0+ 6+ 2+0+2+5= 18 which is Virat Kohli’s Jersey number and it is equivalent to IPL 18th edition, which made them IPL Champion for the first time.
Even Virat Kohli said the same after winning IPL 2025 trophy where he said “God has been kind to me so to get this trophy on the date which sums up 18 number makes it even more special”.
Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the best players of all time, where he won possibly all trophies with Indian Cricket it all started for him in 2011 World Cup held in India followed by Champions Trophy 2013 and 2018 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2018 , 2024 T20 World Cup, 2025 Champions Trophy and winning another trophy in IPL cabinet makes it one complete circle.
Kohli was in emotion the moment he got to know that RCB have finally won IPL title, and he perfectly described his emotion while talking to media where he said “I have given my Youth, my Adult and My experience to this team which makes it even more worthy”
Royal Challengers Bangalore is certainly regarded as one of the most decorated teams in IPL, where they enjoy massive fan following on social media.
Virat Kohli, as the biggest stalwart of this game deserve praise and appreciation for the way he stuck with this franchise over the years.
Here in this article we will share some of the pointers regarding on How RCB Victory is special in many ways to be shared in the below format:
1. Royal Challengers Bangalore always lack in bowling department, but the coaching staff this time around including the likes of- Dinesh Karthik, Andy Flower and Mo Mobat who were an absolute think tank to win trophy for them.
2. The current bowling lineup including the likes of- Josh Hazelwood, Yash Deyal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been simply exceptional throughout the tournament and deserve praise for sure.
3. Virat Kohli who scored 653 runs in this recently concluded IPL 2025 and falling in the list of Top 5 Batters who scored most runs in Indian Premier League which speaks a volume about his consistency, grit where he can make the most out of it.
4. Captain Rajat Patidar who might not get enough credit, needs to be celebrated he marshalled his troops with his brilliant captaincy, and scored runs at will especially in those matches where RCB could possibly lost that game.
5. They finished League stage in Top 2, went to Qualifier 1 and defeated PBKS first in single handedly game and eventually went on to win the final against the same opponent.
6. With RCB winning the final, two things are completely sorted- Andy Flower winning all possible franchise based tournament in his 2nd year and Josh Hazelwood not losing any single final in T20I format.
7. The modern day template including all possible options from top order, middle order and bottom order where they accelerated themselves in distinct game scenarios made them absolute champions.
8. Overall Royal Challengers Bangalore, have been phenomenal also players stepping up in distinct game including the likes of- Tim David, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt and Jitesh Sharma made it quite easy for them.
9. Royal Challengers Bangalore fans deserve credit for showcasing their loyalty over the years.
10. There is an interesting anecdote when it comes to Royal Challengers Bangalore, they came close 3 times in IPL final before 2025 where they were chasing, and lost all those finals and for the first time they were defending those total which they ultimately won.
Royal Challengers Bangalore winning 18th IPL edition and Punjab Kings ending as runner up would mean, that contest between these two teams was superb and the way Punjab have played this year if they stuck with their core group they would certainly go down and win IPL title in next few season.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q-1: Which year Virat Kohli scored 973 runs in IPL and what was the fate of his franchise in that edition?
Answer: Virat Kohli scored 973 runs in IPL 2016 where he was adjudged the highest run getter of the tournament where he also won Orange Cap. He was captain for Royal Challengers Bangalore but they lost final against Sun Risers Hyderabad in the same edition.
Q-2: Which one player-coach had an interesting anecdote in T20I format?
Answer: Josh Hazelwood, Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler who played an important role for the franchise have never lost T20I final ever.
Coach Andy Flower had an interesting record when it comes to Franchise cricket, where he won that tournament in second edition itself and he eventually proved it right with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Q-3: Who is the Captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Moment? Why his story is inspiration for other IPL players?
Answer: Rajat Patidar who hails from Madhya Pradesh is current Royal Challengers Bangalore captain and his story in itself is a jigsaw puzzle where he went unsold in 2022 auction later he was called by Royal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement player for Luvnith Sisodia, he stuck with the team in 2023 edition and 2024 edition where in last edition he couldn’t play all matches due to achillies heal injury and eventually he got an opportunity to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2025 edition where he guided them towards IPL final trophy for the first time.
He came out to bat at pressure based situations where holding wicket was key, he made sure that run rate keeps accelerating along with Kohli where they together handled the responsibilities pretty well and ensured Royal Challengers Bangalore doesn’t surrender against Punjab Kings.
Rajat Patidar did the impossible for Royal Challengers Bangalore where the franchise struggled over the years just to win the title.
All we can say about him “He saw, He came and He Conquered” .
