Stuart Broad hailed Virat Kohli after RCB's IPL 2026 title win Broad pointed to his rich trophy haul as a cricketer which also include multiple ICC trophes as well an incredible haul as captain of the Indian Test team in which he kept India on top of the rankings for several years, which earned him multiple Test maces. "There is an argument that he could be the most important cricketer ever in such a moving environment that we've seen over the last, sort of, 15 years. For clarity on his achievements, he's won the under-19 World Cup as captain. Champions Trophy trophy twice, ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, held the World Test Championship Mace as captain for 3 years and now 2 IPL titles,” said Broad on the 'For the Love of Cricket' podcast. Broad compared Kohli's and RCB's back-to-back IPL title wins to legendary golfer Rory McIlroy, who had to wait 11 years to win a Masters title, but after breaking the jinx, he has won two in as many years. “And it did feel like the IPL was going to be the one that slipped past him, didn't it? It's sort of that Rory McIlroy scenario where everyone was sort of desperate for him to win. It looked like he just wasn't going to get over the line. And then once he's won it, gone back to back. And there must have been some good leadership around that group, including him, to be able to, I don't know, it's not easy to go back to back. It's not easy just to turn up for the next season. Oh, we'll just do it again. You know, you have to reset your goals. You have to reset your motivation and drive. And Kohli just never lacks drive, does he?," Broad concluded. Kohli ended the season with 675 runs to his name and was RCB's highest run-getter. In fact, he was also leading their leading run-scorer in the 2025 title-winning campaign. No other player in history has been the top-scorer for the champion team in two seasons. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Cricket, IPL 2026, IPL Points Table, and around the Sports. Aayush Kataria is a Senior Copy Editor at Times Network with four years of experience, having started his career in the organisation. He is a key memb... View More