Rajat Patidar, the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, stated on Sunday that Virat Kohli is "used to doing great things" and that his presence in the locker room was crucial following their second consecutive Indian Premier League championship.  

With two overs remaining, the 37-year-old Kohli led Bengaluru to victory in the last match against the Gujarat Titans by anchoring the team's chase of 156 with an undefeated 75.  The T20 competition was dominated by Kohli, who finished the season with 675 runs, including one century and five half-centuries.

"If I speak about Virat Kohli, I don't have words to explain him. He is used to doing great things. He is a great player, everyone knows him - the way he bats. We all have an opportunity to learn from him on and off the field. We spend a lot of time with him and try to learn whatever he says, regarding cricket or anything else,” Patidar told reporters.

"He reaches out to players to talk about cricket. I always keep watching him -- what he does and the one thing is that his energy in the nets is the same as it is in the match,” he added.

Despite leaving Test and T20I cricket, Kohli is still a superstar player and the sport's biggest draw. At the world's largest cricket stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium, which had over 90,000 official spectators, Kohli's iconic number 18 shirt dominated the stands.

With Bengaluru's victory, Patidar became just the third skipper to win consecutive IPL championships.

"Last year was a lot of pressure; this year was calmer because the way we played throughout the tournament, we dominated this year. So, we were pretty much confident that if we were playing like this, we were definitely going to win the second title for RCB.

I am not expressive, but at the same time, I am aware of the game situation. Of course, you need a backing, as I said, there was a lot of backing by the management and the players as well,” Patidar added.

(AFP inputs)