Ahmedabad, June 1 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru's successful title defence in IPL 2026 was not built on a single defining innings or a solitary match-winning spell. Instead, it was forged through a transformation that Virat Kohli believes has fundamentally altered the franchise's identity - the emergence of a team where responsibility is shared rather than carried by one individual.
For much of RCB's history, Kohli often found himself at the centre of every conversation surrounding the franchise. The batting great shouldered expectations for nearly two decades as the team repeatedly fell short despite possessing some of the game's biggest stars.
This season, however, the script was different.
Reflecting on the campaign after RCB clinche...