Following RCB's first-ever IPL title win, Virat Kohli shared a picture on Instagram holding the IPL trophy alongside AB de Villiers, with the caption, "Equally yours, Biscotti." Earlier, Kohli had hailed De Villiers' contributions to RCB as "tremendous" and said, "This win is as much [De Villiers'] as it is ours." Notably, De Villiers represented RCB from 2011 to 2021.