Chennai/Ahmedabad, June 3 (UNI) The 18 year long wait is over.

The moment of reckoning for master batsman, RCB stalwart,

mainstay and former skipper Virat Kohli has arrived for the

Jersey NO.18.

The number is 18. The standing with RCB is18 years. The wait

ended in the 18th edition.

Call it a sheer coincidence or superstition the date is 3/6/2026,

which too adds up to 18, Kohli's number.

It was a perfect season for the star, who had fashioned big chase

in the league phase that culminated in his long cherished dream

of laying his hands on the coveted IPL trophy.

It was truly a defining moment as RCB has not lost any match when

he shone with the bat, especially with chasing, but for a different time

today for defending, as RCB coasted home by six runs in a tense

summit clash.

If Shashank had hit the first ball full of low toss of pacer Josh Hazlewood

for a six having connected it, things would been different.

It was a different matter as he smashed more sixers, but fell short by one

maximum.

But if and buts will not come into picture as they were part and parcel of

game.

Ultimately, despite Shashank's heroics in the final over after Kohli underwent

tense moments by his own admission, his dream has come true as RCB

celebrated.

At last, the Number 18's dream was fulfilled in the 18th edition.

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