‘Loyalty carves legacies’: Anand Mahindra hails Virat Kohli’s 18-year wait for IPL glory | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s 18-year-long wait for an Indian Premier League (IPL) title lastly got here to an emotional finish on Tuesday evening, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) edged previous Punjab Kings by six runs in a pulsating ultimate on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Kohli, who has been the face of the franchise since its inception in 2008, top-scored with 43 off 35 balls within the ultimate — a vital knock in RCB’s maiden title win.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!As Kohli lifted the IPL trophy for the primary time in his storied profession, tributes poured in from all quarters. Among essentially the most heartfelt was one from Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group. Taking to social media platform X, Mahindra wrote: “Loyalty like this doesn’t just win titles — it carves legacies.”Who’s that IPL participant?

The industrialist’s tribute underlined Kohli’s unwavering dedication to RCB over almost twenty years. “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,” Mahindra added.Quoting poet Rabindranath Tagore, he began his publish, writing: “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”

Kohli, who joined RCB as a teen after main India to the U-19 World Cup title in 2008, has seen three earlier IPL finals slip away — in 2009, 2011, and 2016. Despite stepping down as captain in 2021, Kohli remained RCB’s emotional and batting anchor. His record-breaking 973 runs within the 2016 season nonetheless stand unmatched.