RCB winning IPL 2026 again is one thing,but Mo Bobat’s dressing room message after final honestly made whole moment feel bigger . This was not just celebration,he was almost telling team not to become satisfied too early.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru defended their title against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium and became only third team to win back-to-back IPL championships . That is not small thing ah,especially for franchise which waited so long for that first big high.
And then Mo Bobat said something which really stands out: "I'm going to ask you to really,really make sure we get addicted to this feeling,because this is a start. Not many teams have won back-to-back IPLs." Simple line,but it says lot about where RCB mindset is rn .
Because winning once can happen with momentum,form,luck,everything clicking together . But doing it back-to-back puts RCB in same conversation as Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians,and fans will obviously enjoy that comparison.
Few things clearly stood out from this final:
- RCB became only third team to win back-to-back IPL championships.
- Virat Kohli scored 75 not out in chase.
- Mo Bobat pushed team to stay hungry for next season also.
In final,Rajat Patidar won toss and chose to bowl first,and that call worked out nicely . RCB bowlers kept Gujarat Titans under control and restricted them to 155/8,which always looked chaseable with batting lineup they had .
Then chase started like proper statement only . Virat Kohli made 75 not out,Venkatesh Iyer added 32 runs,and their partnership helped bring fastest fifty in an IPL final,arriving in just 3.3 overs . RCB reached 161/5 with 12 balls remaining,so this was not some nervous last-over escape.
And tbh,this kind of win will make dressing room believe even more . When captain’s call works,bowlers deliver,and senior batter finishes job,team starts feeling like winning is normal.
But that is also where Bobat’s warning makes sense . Getting “addicted” to winning sounds nice,but staying there is hardest part in IPL,where every season resets egos,auctions,form and pressure . RCB have reached rare place now,but what they do with this feeling next is real question…
