Virat Kohli on winning IPL after 18 years: Gave it my youth, prime and experience
'I've given this team my youth, my prime, and now my experience. Every season, I've come out and given it everything I have to try and win this. To finally have this moment arrive – it's an unbelievable feeling,' he added.Kohli said that winning the title with Bengaluru gave him immense satisfaction, and he wouldn't have wanted the script to play out any other way.MY SOUL IS BENGALURU: KOHLI'I've lifted almost every other trophy – World Cups, T20s, ODIs, the Champions Trophy. But this? This is right up there. I've given my all for 18 years. I've stayed loyal to this team, no matter what. There were moments when I thought otherwise, but I stood by them, and they stood by me. I always dreamt of winning with them.advertisement'This is far more special than winning with any other team. My heart is with Bengaluru. My soul is with Bengaluru. And this is the team I'll play for until my final IPL game.'As a sportsman, you dream of winning the big ones – and this one was missing. Tonight, I am going to sleep like a baby,' he said.Must Watch
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