‘They can win it’: Mohammad Kaif backs Virat Kohli to finally clinch elusive IPL title | Cricket News

RCB batter Virat Kohli (ANI Photo)

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has expressed optimism about Virat Kohli’s long-awaited IPL triumph, suggesting that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are higher positioned than ever to win their maiden title in 2025. Speaking to IANS, Kaif praised the staff’s balanced strategy this season and highlighted the essential function of bowlers in RCB’s resurgence.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!RCB presently sits second on the factors desk with 16 factors and wishes only one extra victory to seal their place within the playoffs. Kohli is once more among the many prime scorers this season, tallying 505 runs — simply behind chief Suryakumar Yadav’s 510.Who’s that IPL participant?“If we talk about RCB as a team, they have been fantastic. I am emphasising the word ‘team’ because they have always been a batting-heavy team,” Kaif mentioned. “But this time Rajat Patidar has done a fantastic job of using his bowlers, restricting opponents while defending 170-180.”Kaif credited the bowlers for instilling perception within the squad. “Kohli has continued doing what he does best… but the bowlers have given them the belief that they can win. The team with the best all-round side usually has the best chance, so I do believe they can win it this year.”

Despite his glittering worldwide resume — World Cup 2011, Champions Trophies in 2013 and 2025, and the T20 World Cup in 2024 — an IPL trophy has eluded Kohli. Since his debut in 2008, he has remained RCB’s fixed, main them to the 2016 ultimate and turning into the one participant to surpass 8000 IPL runs.