‘Felt a calm sense of confidence… waiting for those last three balls was toughest’: Virat on sealing first IPL title last season

The man in number 18 shirt will finally be walking into an IPL season without the sense of heaviness in his chest, and a desperation in his bat swing to get that trophy as ‘King Kohli’ completed his white-ball trophy cabinet by capturing the elusive prize last year, which also marked his 18th season with the franchise. During the final few moments of the game, Virat was captured teary-eyed by TV cameras as years of emotional weight of being trophyless despite his inhumane amount of runs was finally being lifted ball-by-ball during the final over of the innings.