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Deputy CM DK Shivakumar vows IPL 2026 matches will remain at Chinnaswamy Stadium with enhanced safety and crowd control after the June stampede that killed 11 people.
- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, speaking after KSCA voting, said IPL matches will not be shifted from Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium and IPL 2026 matches will be held there.
- After the June 4 stampede, which killed eleven, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru has not hosted cricket, missing Women's T20 World Cup fixtures as over 2.5 lakh fans surged toward closed gates.
- Shivakumar pledged corrective measures and upgraded crowd management to preserve M Chinnaswamy Stadium's dignity and announced plans for a bigger alternative stadium within a legal crowd-management framework.
- Ahead of the December 16, 2026, Abu Dhabi mini auction, several overseas players have left Chinnaswamy, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru released Liam Livingstone and Lungi Ngidi.
- After voting in KSCA elections, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, a lifetime KSCA member, said hosting IPL and Women’s T20 World Cup matches is a matter of Bengaluru and Karnataka pride.
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'Will not allow IPL matches to shift out of Chinnaswamy Stadium': Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has stated that the IPL matches will not be shifted out of the M Chinnaswamy Stadium amidst the doubts over the venue due to the stampede that took place after the IPL 2025 final. Royal Challengers Bengaluru had won their maiden IPL title by beating Punjab Kings in the final and had planned celebration in the city and at the stadium. However, things took an ugly route when a stampede broke out outsi…
‘Will not allow IPL matches shifted out of Chinnaswamy Stadium,’ says Karnataka Deputy CM
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