Stuff of champions: Virat Kohli, ruthless bowling attack power RCB to consecutive IPL crowns

AHMEDABAD: In the end, it had to be him. Virat Kohli fittingly applied the finishing touches as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sealed a second straight IPL title, chasing down 156 to beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in a one-sided final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night.

Stuff of champions: Virat Kohli, ruthless bowling attack power RCB to consecutive IPL crowns. AHMEDABAD: In the end, it had to be him. Virat Kohli fittingly applied the finishing touches as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sealed a second straight IPL title, chasing down 156 to beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in a one-sided final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night. 'King' Kohli smashed Arshad Khan over long-on for six to finish things off with two overs to spare, capping a dominant performance. Unbeaten on 75 off 42 balls (9x4, 3x6), Kohli produced a sparkling knock under pressure, bringing up a 25-ball half-century, the fastest of his IPL career, to ensure RCB's bowlers' earlier brilliance did not go in vain. As chants of his name echoed across a packed stadium of over 90,000, the modern great delivered yet another definin...