Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Gujarat Titans by 92 runs in IPL 2026 Qualifier 1, after which former owner Vijay Mallya praised the team with a viral “Namma Dodda Simhagulu” message on social media.
Ahead of IPL 2026, RCB has sold to an alliance of Aditya Birla Group (ABG), The Times of India Group (TOI), Bolt Ventures (Bolt), and Blackstone's perpetual private equity strategy (BXPE, Blackstone) for USD 1.78 billion, which is around INR 16,700 crore.
The amount of resilience, skills, and loyalty Virat Kohli has shown for one club to win the IPL trophy is absolutely rare; there are very few players out there to remain loyal from the beginning of the tournament until today. Kohli is one of them. Naturally, when Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) conquered the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League, all the celebrations were around the former skipper.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has finally broken the jinx, winning the IPL trophy after 18 years of hard work and resilience. After defeating Punjab Kings in the final, RCB lifted the IPL 2025 and ended the trophy drought.
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Vijay Mallya reveals he handpicked Virat Kohli in 2008 as RCB celebrates their maiden IPL title in 2025.
After the historic night, Vijay Mallya also took to social media to share his thoughts. It was a dream come true moment, said Mallya. Vijay recalled the moment when he founded Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) or when he decided to bring a young Virat Kohli into the team.
RCB ended a 17-year losing streak in Chennai by defeating CSK by 50 runs in IPL 2025. Former owner Vijay Mallya praised the team's performance. Read more!
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