Only three players have achieved this rare IPL three-peat – and two belong to RCB Cricket News.

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru picked up their second no Indian Premier League In the final held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, they won the title by defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets. The victory created several records, including RCB becoming the third franchise in IPL history to successfully defend their title after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.Amidst all the celebrations and milestones, one remarkable record has gone largely unnoticed. of RCB Full salt And Suyash Sharma became part of an exclusive three-member club by completing a rare IPL title hat-trick. Both of them won the IPL title with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024 before adding back-to-back trophies with RCB in 2025 and 2026.He joined Karan Sharma as the only player in IPL history to win three consecutive titles as a player. Karn achieved the feat with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016, Mumbai Indians in 2017 and Chennai Super Kings in 2018, becoming the first cricketer to complete a hat-trick of IPL titles.Salt, who was bought by RCB for Rs 11.50 crore in the IPL 2025 auction, was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad that won the 2024 title under Shreyas Iyer. However, KKR released him after the season. A fierce bidding war between KKR and RCB in the IPL 2025 auction before Bengaluru signed the England wicketkeeper-batsman.The 29-year-old has now won three IPL titles in a row. Salt scored 202 runs at a strike rate of 168.33 in six matches during IPL 2026.In 40 IPL matches, Salt has scored 1,258 runs at an impressive strike rate of 174.48, including 12 fifties.Meanwhile, Suyash was acquired by RCB for Rs 2.60 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. The young leg-spinner enjoyed a good IPL 2026 campaign, taking 9 wickets in 12 matches while maintaining an economy rate of 9.21.Overall, Suyash has taken 27 wickets in 39 IPL matches at an average of 44.07.

Most IPL titles by a player

The list of players who have won the most IPL titles is dominated by some of the biggest names in the tournament. Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu top the chart with six trophies each. Rohit won his first title with the Deccan Chargers in 2009 before becoming the cornerstone of the Mumbai Indians dynasty, helping the franchise win five more titles between 2013 and 2020. Meanwhile, Rayudu won three titles with Mumbai Indians and another three with Chennai Super Kings.A group of six players are second with five IPL titles – MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Aditya Tare and Krunal Pandya. Dhoni’s five titles have all come with Chennai Super Kings, while Bumrah and Pollard were integral members of Mumbai Indians’ championship-winning teams.Hardik Pandya won four titles with Mumbai Indians before leading the Gujarat Titans in 2022.Krunal Pandya is the latest player to join the five-title club after winning back-to-back IPL crowns with RCB in 2025 and 2026, adding to the three trophies he won with Mumbai Indians.Several other IPL stalwarts have four titles each including Harbhajan Singh, Karan Sharma, Suresh Raina, Lasith Malinga and Ravindra Jadeja.However, Salt, Suyash and Karan stand alone when it comes to winning three consecutive IPL titles as a single player. These three are the only cricketers in the history of IPL to achieve this rare feat.

Most IPL titles by a player: All-time list