It’s the dawn of a new era. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), a team known only for its star batters like Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers, has become just the third franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to win back-to-back trophies. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the Mumbai Indians (MI) and RCB.
RCB become IPL’s new dynasty
A few years ago, these three franchises were mentioned together primarily because they were the most famous teams or featured big stars like Kohli, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma. Now, RCB are not just keeping pace with CSK and MI but have surpassed them. They are recognized not just for their big-name players, but as a new dynasty in the IPL.
It isn’t as simple as Rajat Patidar taking over as captain, but RCB changed at its core. Andy Flower, head coach; Mo Bobat, director of cricket; and Dinesh Karthik, mentor and assistant coach, were entrusted to build a unit. Not just focus on assembling the biggest names. Two years later, they hold two trophies.
Teams to win back-to-back IPL trophies
Chennai Super Kings (2010 and 2011) Mumbai Indians (2019 and 2020) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2025 and 2026)It’s safe to say RCB are the most balanced unit in the IPL since the 2025 mega auction. Paying the bucks for Phil Salt, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Josh Hazlewood; getting experienced Krunal Pandya; transforming Devdutt Padikkal as a number three over 2 seasons; and Patidar taking his game to another level. All of this has worked.
Image Credit: AP Photo/Ajit Solanki via AlamyOne can’t forget that Kohli’s presence, as the leader in the side, has helped immensely. He has done what’s expected of him. The management went to the mini-auction and got backups like Jacob Duffy and Venkatesh Iyer. Every decision has led to this moment of Kohli not only ending the IPL trophy drought but doubling it up.
Teams to win multiple IPL trophies
Chennai Super Kings (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023) Mumbai Indians (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020) Kolkata Knight Riders (2012, 2014 and 2024) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2025 and 2026)Punjab Kings may have gone on an undefeated run of 7 matches, but RCB was always the better-balanced unit. Salt got injured; Jacob Bethell didn’t perform and got injured; Romario Shepherd and Jitesh Sharma had basically no impact with the bat; Hazlewood looked jaded for almost the entire season, and yet there they stand at the podium.
Like all big teams, RCB stood up when it mattered the most. Patidar pumped the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Dharamshala, and in the rematch at the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad, GT’s home, it was Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar who ended the game by sending Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan back.
From there on, RCB was on autopilot. 155 was all GT could get. The chase was killed early on by Venkatesh, who was the floater. He opened, batted in the middle, and even played as a finisher. His 32 off 16 was the game-ender. Then, Kohli batted at above par, scoring his fastest fifty in the IPL, and was in the thick of it all until the end.
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