IPL finally delivers for King Kohli after overcoming a conflict and ushering in a teenage star
AHMEDABAD, India — Virat Kohli shed tears. Of joy. At last.
Cricket's biggest star, known as 'King Kohli' by his 300 million-plus followers on social media, was there in the infancy of the Indian Premier League in 2008 and had to wait 18 seasons to clinch the title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
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