Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli share tight, emotional hug and shed tears of joy after RCB wins IPL 2025 trophy
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs in the IPL 2025 final on June 3, 2025, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. As soon as the last run was made, RCB's Virat Kohli broke down in tears. He sat on his knees and cried like a baby because the team finally lifted its maiden IPL trophy after 18 years of heartbreaks and near-misses.
Visuals of the emotional moment have gone viral on social media, showing his wife, Anushka Sharma, equally stunned. She jumped with joy and was in tears as RCB secured the historic win.
X, former Twitter, is flooded with congratulatory messages for the RCB team and 'King Kohli' as the Indian cricketer is fondly called by his fans. Not just that, the fans are also hailing Anushka's emotional reaction.
In the video, Virat can be seen quickly running towards Anushka. He hugged her tightly and cried, as if he had made a heartfelt promise to give his best one last time. Anushka and Virat shared an emotional moment before heading to the ground together. Throughout the match, Anushka expressed a whirlwind of emotions, starting from rooting for Virat, cheering for AB de Villiers, looking distressed when Virat got out, and jumping in celebration when RCB finally won the trophy.
A heartfelt celebration shared by Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma as RCB's dream becomes reality in IPL 2025. ❤️#IPL2025 #ViratKohli #AnushkaSharma #RCBvPBKS pic.twitter.com/vuENXbK5Ve
— Nand lal jat (@nj_jat1) June 3, 2025
Virushka moment after RCB wins their maiden IPL trophy! ❤️
: BCCI/IPL/X#oneturfnews #ipl2025 #rcb #playbold #champions #viratkohli #anushkasharma #cricket pic.twitter.com/JS7VKIozhF
— OneTurf News (@oneturf_news) June 3, 2025
Thank you Anushka Sharma for taking care of this Kid for us ❤️ thank you so being there every time he needed someone so strong who can control that storm in him
Thank you for being our Lady luck ❤️
RCB RCB RCB #AnushkaSharma #EeSalaCupNamde pic.twitter.com/MZpZ9glX6c
— Rahul | (@TheGoatNDevil) June 3, 2025
Anushka PRETTIEST Sharma#anushkasharma pic.twitter.com/Z7Yan569c4
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