Who is the real architect of RCB’s victory in IPL 2026? Why only Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar got credit?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: IPL, the annual cricket extravaganza that lasted for 65 days and 74 matches, has made history with the conclusion of its 19th season and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s second title win. However, fans will remember this season for the explosive batting of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. But RCB’s second title win was also no less than a blast. The world credits the story behind the team’s success to Virat Kohli’s ‘cover’ page, which is only an incomplete aspect of the truth.
Who is the real architect of RCB’s victory?
After missing the tournament trophy on several occasions with the chokers’ tag for nearly 17 years, the much-loved RCB is no longer a challenger. She has become such a champion who has tasted success and defended the IPL title on two consecutive occasions. As expected, the center of discussion is Virat Kohli and his excellent performance, scoring 675 runs in the season with 1 century and 5 half-centuries was not easy.
RCB captain Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal are also being discussed. Patidar also scored 501 runs in the season while Padikkal worked as a run machine for his team by scoring 464 runs with the bat. Patidar’s captaincy is also being given a lot of credit for the victory, a lot of credit also goes to the planning of coach Andy Flower, who seems to be busy all the time from cricketers’ auction to cricket matches, which would be considered correct to some extent.
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Whose role is bigger than the batsman and the captain?
The question is whether RCB was really able to save its title in IPL-19 only on the basis of batsmen or only good captaincy? I think not. In the game of cricket, a saying is heard on many occasions that batsmen win you the match and bowlers win the tournament.
Those who understand cricket will definitely agree with my opinion that the fabric of RCB’s victory may have been woven around the captaincy of Rajat Patidar and the experience of Virat. But the real script of Bengaluru’s success was written by its bowlers who proved to be its most effective weapon. There were experienced shoulders who understood the conditions of the match and the field and also youthful enthusiasm.
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Because statistics don’t lie…
Cricket is a game of statistics, if seen in the language of simple statistics, 4-4 bowlers of RCB are presenting their success story in the season with these statistics. The first name in the trio of fast bowlers is Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was the second most successful bowler of the season with his 28 wickets.
The second name in this series is that of Rasikh Dar, who joined RCB in the 2025 season, who justified the team’s faith reposed in him by taking 19 wickets in just 12 matches. The third name in the list is that of Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood with 15 wickets. Krunal Pandya was also the X factor by taking 14 wickets in the season. If seen simply, in the presence of specialist bowlers, the arsenal of all-rounders included in RCB’s camp was its X factor.
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The role of all-rounders was a game changer!
A tournament like IPL, which is already played in T20 format, that too where rules like impact player are present, makes the role of all-rounders more important for any team. Krunal Pandya and Romario Shepherd performed their responsibilities well in this role. Actually, after being on top in the points table of the league stage, RCB had expressed its intentions.
Once we were on top in the qualifiers and our steps towards the finals were confirmed, there was no reason to look back. ‘One thing of a hundred…’ is that RCB has told all the teams that have flopped in the league the formula which can be the most important need of any team and the guarantee of success in the coming days. Without weaving its fabric, it will be impossible for anyone to become a champion.
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