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Virat Kohli leads RCB from the front as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins their second consecutive title in the history of the IPL. But the aggressive Kohli was seen in continuous brawls with Gujarat Titans cricketers and the field umpires as well.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the second team in the history of the IPL to have now won the title twice in two seasons. However, none would have thought that RCB would have been this balanced in their team performance in the season after theit first title win aftera massive 18 season wait.
Virat Kohli gets in agitated confrontation alongside Shubman Gill and Umpires in IPL final
Virat Kohli had already contributed enough in the match, and his contributions were significant to take RCB over the line as he played throughout the innings. For the character Kohli is, he would have loved to stay throughout the innings, and hence he immediately pointed out to the umpire when the ball dipped on Shubman Gill off Arshad Khan’s bowling.
However, he engaged in a confrontation with the umpires as he asked them to confirm the dismissal with the third umpire and then had an altercation with the GT skipper Shubman Gill, who was disappointed with Kohli being ruled not out.
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Virat Kohli wildly celebrated after winning the argument with umpires
Virat Kohli might have played several matches in the history of the IPL, but this knock in the IPL 2026 final would be one of the best knocks in the history of the competition. Such was Kohli’s excellence that he forced the world to bow down to him.
Kohli was seen agitated when the umpires had ruled him out without even re-checking on the catch attempted by Shubman Gill. However, the umpires were forced to refer to the third umpire when the legendary cricketer approached them.
Virat Kohli finishes off the match with a massive six over long on
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