Virat Kohli to Retire After RCB Wins IPL 2025? Indian cricketing legend Virat Kohli’s future in the Indian Premier League hangs in the air after winning his first IPL trophy as Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first-ever trophy in their 18 years of existence.
RCB took on the Punjab Kings in the final of IPL 2025, which was played in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first on this batter-friendly pitch. Phil Salt got out after a decent start, Mayank Agarwal scored some decent runs, and captain Rajat Patidar got a fine start but got out in the 11th over; Bengaluru’s score was 96/3.
Virat himself played a very slow inning of 43 off 35 before getting out in the 15th over. Jitesh Sharma and Liam Livingstone picked the run rate up in the middle overs before getting out. Romario Shepherd provided some fireworks in the death, but in the 20th over, PBKS bowler Arshdeep Singh took three wickets and gave only three runs as RCB were halted at 190/9 in this RCB vs PBKS final.
In response, Punjab got off to a measured start, but Priyansh Arya got out in the fifth over. However, the dam started to break when Prabhsimran Singh was dismissed in the ninth over. In the very next over, in-form captain Shreyas Iyer was dismissed after scoring just one run as the score now was 79/3 in the 10th over.
Josh Inglis kept his team’s hopes alive with some attacking shots but was dismissed in the 13th over. Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh were stuck at the crease at this point. Nehal got out after a poor, slow inning, and Marcus Stoinis was dismissed in just two balls.
Shashank Singh kept slogging till the final ball, but to no avail, as RCB won the match by six runs. For the Royal Challengers, Krunal Pandya was their hero with the ball as he bowled a four-over spell of 2/17 in this RCB vs PBKS final.
Despite his underwhelming performance, the star of the show today was Virat Kohli, not because he scored 657 runs this season with an average of over 54, helping his team in making it to the final and winning it, but because of how the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Virat Kohli are synonymous with one another.
Since the inaugural Indian Premier League in 2008, Kohli is not only the greatest player in franchise history but is also the most prolific batter in IPL history. And for a legendary player like him, who has been with a single franchise for his entire career, to win his first IPL trophy is quite special.
Virat Kohli to Retire After RCB Wins IPL 2025?
But the question now is, will Virat Kohli retire from the IPL? This was a question that was asked around in hushed tones before the start of the RCB vs PBKS final. Now that he has won his first Indian Premier League trophy, will he retire from the league? Well, it seems not.
In an interview given to Matthew Hayden right after the win, Virat had this to say:
“I have stayed loyal to this team, no matter what. Have had moments when I thought otherwise, but I stuck to this team. My heart is with Bangalore, my soul is with Bangalore, and this is the team I’ll play for till the time I play the IPL. Tonight I’ll sleep like a baby. I have an opportunity to play this game for not many years. There’s an end date to us. Want to give everything I have before that. Thankful to God for giving it in my lap finally.”
These comments hint that Virat Kohli knows that the end of his career nears, but that day is not today and that he will likely play in IPL 2026.
For tonight, the discussion will no longer surround Virat Kohli’s retirement talks. Tonight is RCB’s night – of the team, the staff, the coaching crew, and the fans.
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