Ricky Ponting accepted Virat Kohli's efforts to win his first IPL title, as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the final of IPL 2025 on June 3. The PBKS head coach felt that winning the IPL title meant enough for the players, and Virat was not separate, who became emotional as RCB, getting closer to the victory mark.
Ponting claimed that teams like Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title five times. However, he agreed that the IPL is not an easy tournament to win. Australians claimed that it required a long and tough processed plan to win the title.
“You can see in his eyes in that last over, he was shedding a tear, this means for the players, this means for everyone. Chennai (Super Kings) has won it a few times, Mumbai (Indians) have won it a few times, but it is not an easy tournament, it is equally easy. IPL 2025 Finals.
My first love is Test match cricket: Ponting
When RCB defeated PBK, in the caught scenes, Ponting was harassing himself, as his team had come to return home only empty -handed. He was asked about Virat that he is still treating Test cricket, who is the summit of the game after winning his first IPL title.
Australian understood what Virat means from IPL ,Five points under test cricket 'He claimed that Test cricket is his first love, it is coaching or comment.
“I am probably still one of the biggest purists of the game. Whether I am coaching or commenting, my first love is Test match, always will be cricket, but I fully understand what he means … It is as close as I can play a Test match again,” Ponting said.
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