“Equally yours biscotti” – Virat Kohli shares heartfelt story for AB de Villiers after RCB win IPL 2025 [In Picture]

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Virat Kohli shared a particular second with Proteas legend AB de Villiers after the crew lifted their first-ever IPL trophy on Tuesday, June 3. The Bengaluru-based franchise beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs within the IPL 2025 ultimate in Ahmedabad.

Following the win, Kohli seemed emotional and shared a heat hug with de Villiers. Later, the RCB veteran additionally shared an Instagram story with the South African together with a coronary heart emoji, writing:

“Equally yours biscotti.”

Notably, De Villiers makes use of the time period “Biscotti” for Kohli.

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It’s price mentioning that the erstwhile South Africa skipper represented RCB from 2011 to 2021 earlier than bidding an adieu to skilled cricket. He performed the 2011 and 2016 finals alongside Kohli for the franchise. In 2022, he was inducted in RCB’s Hall of Fame alongside Chris Gayle, who additionally attended the IPL 2025 ultimate.

“What he (AB de Villiers) has done for this franchise is absolutely tremendous” – Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli acknowledged AB de Villiers’ efficiency for the franchise after RCB bagged their maiden IPL trophy. The 36-year-old additionally talked about the camaraderie they shared with one another through the years. He mentioned (by way of Cricbuzz):

“What he (AB de Villiers) has done for this franchise is absolutely tremendous and I told him that before the game as well that this one is as much yours as it is ours and I want you to celebrate with us when we lift that trophy by the end of the night because what he has done for RCB is so very special.”

“He still got maximum number of Man of the Match awards and he is retired for 4 years now, so that tells you the impact he has had on this league, on this team, on me as a person, our friendship and what he means to the people of Bangalore to this team and to this franchise is something that I can’t describe in words, so as I said he deserves to be on that podium with all of us lifting that cup tonight,” Kohli added.

Virat Kohli completed the season with 657 runs, third highest runs in IPL 2025.