India, June 1 -- RCB's title defence sparked celebrations across the cricket world, and one of the loudest cheers came from former owner Vijay Mallya. After Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Mallya took to social media to congratulate the franchise on securing back-to-back titles. The victory made RCB only the third team in IPL history to successfully defend the trophy, with Virat Kohli leading the charge through an unbeaten 75 in the chase.

Vijay Mallya Congratulates RCB After Historic Title Defence

Sharing his excitement online, Mallya wrote, "RCB RCB..Congratulations Double back to back IPL Champions. Namma dodda Simhagulu roared loudly and made us ...