After winning the IPL 2026 title with RCB, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar posted on social media, "They said 2026 is the new 2016. Maybe, they're right!" Bhuvneshwar had won his first-ever IPL title with SRH in 2016. He finished second in the IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings with 28 wickets in 16 matches. Notably, Bhuvneshwar won Purple Cap in 2016.