After a long wait of 18 years, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) finally lifted their first IPL title, defeated Punjab Kings (PBK) by six runs in the final at the prestigious Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. For RCB fans and star player Virat KohliJeet meant more than just one win. Kohli, who is the only player to play for the same franchise from the beginning, could not withdraw his tears after the moment of victory.
However, after the game, he opened up about the importance of Test cricket and urged the youth to treat the format with immense respect. In particular, the experienced batsmen recently retired from the longest format of the game and kept the IPL achievement much less than that of his cricket trip in his cricket trip.
“You know, this moment is fine with the best moments of me in my career. But it still marks five levels under Test cricket. Is how much I consider the value of cricket. And how much I love Test cricket. Well.
A few weeks before this historic IPL win, the 36-year-old announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, ending a 14-year-old career in Red-Ball cricket. With 123 tests under his belt, as captains as 68, and over 9200 runs in his name, Kohli became the biggest promoter of the format through his passion and coherent performance. Especially their retirement Announcement India's blockbuster came just before the five match series against England starting on 20 June.
Kohli, who will now play only one-day international for India, is expected to be in the next action in August for a three-match series against Bangladesh.
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