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IPL begins at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru: 9 months on, no justice in sight for victims of the 2025 RCB victory stampede

Shriti Sagar - 28 March, 2026

The investigation has placed direct responsibility on RCB, KSCA, and DNA Entertainment Networks.

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‘We are VIPs, we can’t stand in queue’: Says Karnataka Congress MLA demanding free tickets for IPL, speaker asks govt to give 4 tickets...

OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2026

A demand for complimentary tickets to Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has sparked controversy in Karnataka, with Legislative Assembly...

Cricket

ICC officially replaces Bangladesh with Scotland in the T20 World Cup after BCB’s tantrums over travelling to India

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2026

This is because Bangladesh refused to travel to India over security worries linked to Mustafizur Rahaman's removal from the IPL.

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Yunus govt in Bangladesh issues Fatwa to all TV channels and online platforms, orders them not to broadcast the IPL

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2026

Bangladesh's interim government under Muhammad Yunus has banned all broadcasts of the Indian Premier League in the country, citing the exclusion of Bangladeshi cricketer...

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Leftists outrage after BCCI asks KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman: Why the Left can’t tolerate India responding to Hindu persecution in Bangladesh

Jinit Jain - 3 January, 2026

As Hindus face brutal persecution in Bangladesh, the Left erupted in outrage, not over the violence, but over the BCCI dropping a Bangladeshi cricketer from the IPL.

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BCCI directs KKR to release Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from IPL, franchise complies

OpIndia Staff - 3 January, 2026

The BCCI has asked Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad amid rising political and public pressure. The decision follows strained India-Bangladesh relations and security concerns, with the board allowing KKR to name a replacement if needed.

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Karnataka Congress govt puts entire blame on RCB for Bengaluru stampede in ‘status report’, absolves itself of any wrongdoing: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2025

The Karnataka Congress government submitted that the crowd was invited by RCB 'unilaterally' and 'without consultation or permission' from the local authorities, to Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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IPL victory stampede: Karnataka HC orders no precipitative action against Karnataka State Cricket Association till next hearing, denies relief to arrested RCB official

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2025

The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered that no precipitative action will be taken against officials of Karnataka State Cricket Association over the RCB’s IPL victory celebration stampede in Bengaluru.

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IPL victory stampede: Bengaluru police commissioner and other top officers suspended, FIR filed against RCB, KCSA, DNA Entertainment and their officials to be arrested

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2025

A day after 11 people lost their lives in stampede at celebrations of IPL victory by RCB in Bengaluru, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced that several top officials including Bengaluru Commissioner of Police has been suspended

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Bengaluru stampede: How a toxic cocktail of government apathy, mismanagement and chaos claimed 11 lives

Shraddha Pandey - 5 June, 2025

Despite knowing the popularity of RCB in Bengaluru and the significance of the franchise’s first IPL title, the state government grossly underestimated the turnout or perhaps they were not much concerned about the possibility of a stampede-like situation as they were engrossed in encashing the triumphant moment.

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