After RCB reached finals of IPL 2025, former RCB batter AB de Villiers said, "Job’s not done yet...he’s (RCB batter Virat Kohli) going to play a big hand in the final." Talking about RCB defeating PBKS in IPL 2025 Qualifier 1, De Villiers stated, "He (Kohli) didn’t score runs today...we still saw him right till the end, celebrating with...batters".