Royal Challengers Bengaluru bagged their second Indian Premier League title on Sunday by beating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in a low-scoring one-sided contest. Following the victory, the internet was fired abuzz with responses from prominent cricketers and their reaction to RCB’s second consecutive title.
It included the responses from former Bengaluru legends like AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle, followed by Anushka Sharma’s hug with Dinesh Karthik. What stood out in the celebratory reactions was Mohammed Siraj, who congratulated his former team, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, despite being on the losing side. Let’s take a look at all of them one by one.
Reactions to RCB’s 2nd Title Victory
1. Mohammed Siraj congratulates despite losing the IPL title to RCB
The Gujarat Titans’ pacer, Mohammed Siraj, congratulated the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for bagging their second title. It’s worth noting that Siraj played seven seasons while representing Bengaluru, after which he was released by the franchise in October 2024, just before the mega auction.
Mohammed Siraj
Despite being a GT member now, Siraj still did not fail to congratulate his former franchise on the victory.
2. Krunal Pandya flaunts five IPL titles during the celebration
After the title win on Sunday, Krunal Pandya flaunted his five IPL titles during the celebration as he depicted five trophies with his hands. Notably, Krunal has won three IPL titles with the Mumbai Indians. Meanwhile, with RCB, the spin all-rounder has clinched two IPL trophies. Combined together, he has won five IPL titles with two franchises.
Krunal Pandya flaunts his total five IPL titles (Credits: Krunal Pandya/Instagram)
2. England footballer Harry Kane congratulates Virat Kohli for 2nd title
English footballer Harry Kane was left in awe of Virat Kohli after RCB defended their IPL crown successfully. While congratulating RCB on his Instagram story, Kane specially mentioned Virat Kohli’s knock and his impact as a player.
Harry Kane
3. David Warner calls Bhuvneshwar Kumar ‘legend’ after RCB’s win
David Warner congratulated Bhuvneshwar Kumar in particular through his Instagram story since the RCB pacer had previously played 11 seasons with the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise before being released. Mentioning Bhuvi on his Instagram story, Warner wrote, “Could not be more happier for this legend.”
David Warner for Bhuvi
Chris Gayle’s celebratory post for Bengaluru
Former RCB legend posted a celebratory post for his team, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, with the caption, “Back To Back 🏆🏆✌🏿😁”. He even pulled off the ‘Gangnam Style’ dance with S. Sreesanth while enjoying the IPL 2026 final match.
Siraj’s heartbreak story after IPL final loss
GT pacer Mohammed Siraj also posted a story on Instagram with Ishan Kishan, Sai Kishore, and Rahul Tewatia alongside him, captioning it with ‘Breakdown’ and broken heart emojis post his IPL final loss.
‘Ee saala 2x Naamdu’: AB de Villiers on RCB’s successful title defence
After RCB’s second consecutive IPL final victory, former team legend AB de Villiers posted a reel with Bengaluru’s logo with text, “Ee saala 2x Naamdu #rcb forever.”
‘One felt nice, we did it twice’: Anushka Sharma shares Kohli-Karthik’s images
In a celebratory Instagram story, actress and Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma shared a photo of Dinesh Karthik and Virat Kohli side-hugging each other wearing t-shirts with the text, “One felt nice, we did it twice.”
RCB fan celebrations go rampant
After RCB’s victory over GT on Sunday in the IPL 2026 final, visuals of the crowd going berserk with their victory celebrations went viral on social media. Most of the videos present on X claimed to be from Tamil Nadu and Mysore.
Some of the fans were even captured causing commotion on the road and pulling barricades here and there on the road along with their vehicle.
