Watch! Virat Kohli video calls Smriti Mandhana after RCB win WPL 2024

Viral Kohli couldn't control his excitement when the Royal Challengers Bangalore won its maiden Women's Premier League trophy as he congratulated Smriti Mandhana on a video call.

As RCB clinched the title, Mandhana and Virat were seen having a video call at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀!

Smriti Mandhana 🤝 Virat Kohli

A special phone call right after the #TATAWPL Triumph! 🏆 ☺️@mandhana_smriti | @imVkohli | @RCBTweets | #Final | #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/Ee5CDjrRix

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 17, 2024

Interestingly, it was the first-ever title won by the franchise across women's and men's competitions. The RCB men's team has failed to win an IPL trophy since 2008 and the WPL title broke a jinx.

Interestingly, Virat also had a pep talk with the girls when they didn't have a best of starts to the season.

Mandhana said she got solid backing from the management after their failure to win the Women's Premier League last year, which went a long way in them lifting the title here on Sunday.

She said the 2023 campaign "taught us a lot of things" as her team beat Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to land the title here.

With this, RCB's spirited bunch has managed to achieve what their men's team could not do over 16 years, and Mandhana thanked their loyal fanbase for always supporting the side.