India, May 31 -- In his illustrious career, there are umpteen examples of why Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the best chasers in cricket history. On Sunday, the superstar chose the grand stage of IPL 2026 final to again showcase his chasing skills by leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans as they retained the title.

On a Narendra Modi Stadium pitch where most batters struggled to time the ball, Kohli dazzled with an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls (9 fours, 3 sixes).

Electing to bowl, the RCB pace attack blew away the GT top-order to restrict the hosts to 155/8. In pursuit of the runs, RCB also suffered a few hiccups, reduced to 132/5 at one stage, but Kohli held firm at one end before finishing the gam...