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Public Opinion: In the final of IPL 2025, RCB won the title for the first time after 18 years. Virat Kohli’s dream was fulfilled. At the same time, the cricketers of Banaras described Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s over as the turning point of victory. Let’s read the whole …Read more

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s important role in RCB’s victory
Highlights
- RCB won the first title of IPL 2025 after 18 years.
- Banaras cricketers expressed happiness, said- win from team work.
- The cricketers described Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s over as a turning point.
Varanasi: The final match of IPL 2025 was no less than a Mahakumbh for cricket lovers. In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings and won the trophy for the first time after 18 years. With this historic victory, that dream of Virat Kohli was also fulfilled, which he has been battling on the field for years. After winning the final, Virat Kohli had tears of happiness in his eyes.
“Virat’s dream was fulfilled by the team”
Another cricketer from Banaras, Jaydev, said in a conversation with Local18 that Virat Kohli’s hard work and passion is a comfort, but every player’s contribution was important in this victory. Especially Bhubaneswar’s wicket over was the turn from where the match bowed in favor of RCB.
Local cricketer Aryan says that Virat Kohli batted brilliantly in this final. He scored the most runs, due to which the team scored a big score. He further said that this match was so exciting that we were not able to blink the eyelids in front of the TV.
Was confident that RCB will win this time
Cricket fan Lucky said that he was already confident that this time RCB would pick up the trophy. He said that the way Virat Kohli led the team throughout the tournament, and the rest of the players played together. It seemed from him that this time history would definitely change. And the same thing happened.
At the beginning of the match, Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first. RCB, batting first, scored 190 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Virat Kohli once again added the most runs for the team. In response, Punjab Kings could only manage 184 for 7 wickets in 20 overs. In the last over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s accurate bowling completely turned the match in favor of RCB.
Memorable night for fans
This victory was not only historic for RCB, but was full of emotions for millions of fans across the country, who had been waiting for the team to win the trophy for years. Cities like Banaras also have an atmosphere of celebration about this victory and the crazy youth of cricket are no longer missing Virat Kohli as “King of IPL”.