Ghaziabad, Aug. 12 -- Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has praised RCB's historic Indian Premier League (IPL) title win this year, extending his congratulations to the team.

"I was super excited for them, you know. Congrats to the RCB boys for that," Ryder said.

Speaking about Virat Kohli finally lifting the IPL trophy, Ryder said the victory clearly meant a great deal to the former RCB captain.

"Yeah, well obviously we all saw how emotional he was about the win. Obviously it meant a lot to him, so congrats to him for finally getting a win," he noted.

Ryder also lauded India's recent performance in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England, particularly the impact of the younger player...