New Delhi, June 04 2025 (ANI): RCB lifted their maiden IPL trophy last night, after beating Punjab Kings in #IPLFinals. In Delhi, Rajkumar Sharma, childhood coach of RCB star Virat Kohli said, "...The whole country, not only RCB fans, wanted that Virat should win this trophy...He (Virat Kohli) was very emotional, happy and excited because it was long awaited and he was waiting for this moment for a very long time...He has been the most consistent batsman if you start from 2008, hardly any season would have been a failure for him. So, he has been a consistent player, he has been the backbone of RCB since the inception of IPL...We will celebrate in a big way."
00:00The whole country wanted, honestly speaking, not only RCB fans, the whole country wanted that Virat should win this trophy.
00:08He was very, very emotional. I mean, he was so happy, so excited and has to be because it was a long waiting.
00:16So he's been a consistent player. He's been the backbone of the Bangalore team since the inception of IPL.
00:23Yeah, we spoke at length after the match. He was very, very excited, very emotional and we were very happy and we'll celebrate in a big way.
00:32Everybody has seen those emotions on the TV when RCB won that finals. So that was long awaited and much due also.
00:42So the whole country wanted, honestly speaking, not only RCB fans, the whole country wanted that Virat should win this trophy.
00:51He was very, very emotional. I mean, he was so happy, so excited and has to be because it was a long waiting and this moment he was waiting for a very long time.
01:08So Virat led by example, what do you think made the difference in his performance?
01:11Look, he has been the most consistent batsman throughout, you know, if you start from 2008, hardly any season would have been, you know, failure for him.
01:24So he's been a consistent player. He's been the backbone of Bangalore team since the inception of IPL.
01:31Did you have any special conversation with him before or after the match?
01:34Yeah, we spoke at length after the match. He was very, very excited, very emotional and we were very happy and we'll celebrate in a big way.
