Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said that "stars have answered" the faith of Virat Kohli after RCB won their first-ever IPL title. "For 18 years, Virat Kohli gave his heart to a team that had never touched the trophy...Loyalty like this doesn't just win titles — it carves legacies," he wrote. RCB beat PBKS by six runs in the final.