That unbeaten innings was decisive in the win against Gujarat Titans. As a result, he has started being called the 'beater' of the Bengaluru team.
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Virat Kohli scored 75 runs as Royal Challengers Bangalore won the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket title for the second consecutive season on Sunday. That unbeaten innings was decisive in the victory against Gujarat Titans. In this way, he has started being called the 'beater' of the Bengaluru team.
Bengaluru was chasing 156 runs for victory. The 37-year-old Kohli was on the field when he reached the victory. The winning margin was 5 wickets. Whatever Kohli is called, he is the 'chase master'. He completed the formality of the victory by hitting a six. He scored 675 runs in this Twenty20 cricket competition this season.
In a video message released by Bengaluru on Monday, coach Andy Flower said, 'Everyone knows that Kohli will get a lot of attention and it is natural.' He deserves it. I don't hesitate to say this, because Kohli is the heartbeat of the Bengaluru team, he is the life of the dressing room.'
Kohli had laid the foundation for the victory by putting on a 62-run partnership for the first wicket with Venkatesh Iyer. Kohli made an impressive start by hitting two fours and a six off Gujarati pacer Kagiso Rabada. Bengaluru's performance at the 130,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium remained dominant.
Most of those spectators were Kohli's supporters. Speaking after the final, former India player Sunil Gavaskar said, 'Kohli is decisive in such situations. The game has proven once again how good a player he is. His style of play is like winning.' IPL chief Arun Dhumal went a step further and said, 'Kohli doesn't need to win more titles, he has already won the title.'
Last season, Bangalore won the IPL title for the first time, that too after the 18th attempt. After that, Bengaluru's high performance, which has been in a good rhythm, is still going strong. This time too, the same team was at the top at the end of the league stage. Bengaluru also easily defeated Gujarat in the first qualifier of the playoffs. With this win, the team directly reached the final. Many of the spectators present in the stadium wore jerseys with Kohli's name on them in the final this time too.
Throughout the game, the only slogan that kept coming out of their mouths was, Kohli, Kohli. After the final, he himself said, 'Because of these spectators, it felt like we played not seven, but all 14 games at home.' Wherever we went, the audience supported us. That's why we were motivated to win. Otherwise, Gujarat was the home team in the final, but I think 90 percent of the audience supported us.'
