Ahmedabad, India, June 1, 2026 (AFP) - Kohli dubbed 'heartbeat' of IPL champions in coach Flower tribute

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Virat Kohli was hailed as the "heartbeat" of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru dressing room after his unbeaten 75 secured a second straight IPL championship. The 37-year-old Kohli was there at the end as Bengaluru chased 156 to beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in Sunday's final in Ahmedabad. Dubbed the "chase master", Kohli finished with a six and a total of 675 runs in the T20 tournament. "Virat, I know you get a lot of attention and quite rig......

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