Watch | MS Dhoni Congratulates RCB For IPL 2025 Title Win: 'They Played Very Well...'

Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended their long wait for their maiden IPL title win on June 3, 2025. In the summit clash of IPL 2025 played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Bengaluru-based franchise defeated the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings by six runs to win their first ever IPL title. And now, more than six months after RCB’s historic title win, legendary Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has congratulated them on ending the long wait.

During a recent IndiGo event, when a fan asked Dhoni about RCB’s IPL 2025 title win, he said that they (RCB) played very well.

“I am a part of CSK, so I can’t imagine any other team winning the IPL trophy. But it was long awaited. They (RCB) played really well. Big congratulations to them.”

MS Dhoni

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“When you are a participant in any competition, you always want your own team to win. But it doesn’t always work in your favour,” he added.

The clip of Dhoni congratulating RCB on their IPL title win is now going viral on the internet.

In IPL 2025, Virat Kohli finished as the highest run getter for the Bengaluru-based franchise and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood topped the list of bowlers with most wickets.

RCB signed Venkatesh Iyer in IPL 2026 auction

In the IPL 2026 auction held in Abu Dhabi on December 16, 2025, RCB signed former Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 7 crore. The Madhya Pradesh-based cricketer, who was signed for Rs 23.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2025 mega auction, was released by the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise after a poor show with the bat in IPL 2025.

Apart from Iyer, RCB also signed New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy in the IPL 2026 auction. Duffy finished as the highest wicket-taker in international cricket in 2025, and he also broke the record of taking the most international wickets in a calendar year for the Black Caps.

Players Bought By RCB in IPL 2026 auction: Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 7 crore), Jacob Duffy (Rs 2 crore), Satvik Deswal (Rs 30 lakh), Mangesh Yadav (Rs 5.20 crore), Jordan Cox (Rs 75 lakh), Vicky Ostwal (Rs 30 lakh), Vihaan Malhotra (Rs 30 lakh), Kanishk Chouhan (Rs 30 lakh)

RCB’s squad for IPL 2026: Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Nuwan Thushara, Phil Salt, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Yash Dayal, Venkatesh Iyer, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jacob Duffy, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan