Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Smriti Mandhana was over the moon as the side lifted the WPL 2024 trophy. RCB beat DC by eight wickets to win the final. And what better way to celebrate it than talking to King Virat Kohli himself.
Smriti Mandhana spills beans on chat with Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli video called the side to congratulate them shortly after the win. In the post-match press conference, Mandhana reveals what Kohli told her.
“I couldn’t hear what he was saying, it was too loud. He just gestured thumbs up and I did the same to him. I’ll be meeting him. He looked really happy. He had a bright smile. I remember him coming last year and had a pep talk with us. It really helped me personally as well as the whole team,” Smriti Mandhana says.
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RCB end trophy drought, now it’s the boys’ turn
For the record, RCB, the men’s team, had finished as the runners-up, three times in the IPL. Once in 2009, then in 2011, with the last instance coming in 2016. Former RCB skipper Virat Kohli was a part of all those campaigns, when the team couldn’t cross the finish line. So when the women’s team lifted the trophy, it was indeed a special moment for Kohli as well, who has been with the team since the first edition.
So as soon as the team won, Kohli got on a video call with team skipper Smriti Mandhana, to congratulate her, as well as the entire team. The moment was caught on the camera, that made the moment even more special.
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