Virat Kohli's IPL win inspires Delhi Police to share patience-themed road safety post
As India celebrated Royal Challengers Bengaluru's historic IPL 2025 win, Delhi Police joined the chorus with an appreciation post for Virat Kohli that also featured a message on road safety and patience.RCB clinched the IPL 2025 trophy with a six-run win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3.In the post that was shared on social media, Delhi Police said, 'Dekhlo, 18 saal wait kiya. Aur tum abhi se car, bike chalaane ke liye zidd karte rehte ho papa mummy se (See, he waited for 18 years. And you are forcing your parents to let you drive from such an early age).'advertisement
The humorous caption on the graphic drew a parallel between Kohli's 18-year wait for his first IPL trophy and the impatience often shown by teenagers eager to drive.'Virat jeet ke liye, patience zaroori hai (Like Virat's victory, patience is necessary for a big win),' Delhi Police said in the caption of the post.See the post here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by DelhiPolice (@delhi.police_official)Apart from applauding Virat Kohli, Delhi Police used the post to urge teenagers to wait until the legal driving age and not rush behind the wheel out of impatience.Virat Kohli, who recently became the first batter to score 9000 T20 runs for a single team, remains the only player in IPL history to have represented a single franchise since the league's inception in 2008. He joined RCB after captaining India to the U19 World Cup title in Malaysia.Must Watch
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