Great news for Kohli's RCB, star player missed IPL 2025 final, but...
In this collection of pictures we shall know the great news for Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bengaluru, it's about a star cricketer who missed IPL 2025. Let's dive in.
South Africa had to wait 27 years to win the ICC trophy and RCB had to wait 18 years to become the IPL champion. This wait ended in just 11 days.
First Virat Kohli's RCB became IPL champions by defeating Punjab Kings on June 3. Then on June 14, South Africa defeated Australia in the WTC final, ending a drought of 27 years.
Do you know that there is a player who has become champion for the second time within 11 days. We are talking about South African star fast bowler Lungi Ngidi who was part of the RCB team in IPL 2025.
Australia's star fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was also a part of the RCB team and had never lost a final in his career, but his record was broken in the WTC 2025 final.
Lungi Ngidi bowled brilliantly in the WTC final. He turned the match around by taking the wicket of Australia's most reliable batsman Steve Smith. He took a total of 3 wickets in the match.
"I am speechless," Lungi Ngidi said. "There was a lot of excitement on the field, which helped me on Day 3 of the match. I am proud of our achievement. The BP was high during the run chase. We worked hard for this moment," he added.
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