'I suppose if RCB waited for 17 (18) years to become champions and organisers, whosoever it may be, could have waited for a while for things to settle down and then organise a show to felicitate these great heroes of RCB.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed the Congress government in Karnataka over the deaths in a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrations in Bengaluru, demanding that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G Parameshwara take responsibility for the incident.
The prices of the tickets per day has been kept at Rs 1250 (Grand Terrace), Rs 750 (E-Executive), Rs 500 (D Corporate) and Rs 100 respectively.
'It should not be politicised. If this happens in a BJP-ruled state, we should not blame them.'
After an FIR was lodged against them, KSCA president Raghuram Bhat, secretary A Shankar and treasurer E S Jayaram submitted in the Karnataka high court that the gate management and crowd management were not the responsibility of the association.
Congress MLA H D Ranganath praised the RSS anthem after Deputy CM D K Shivakumar sang it in the Assembly. Ranganath called the anthem a "very good song" and said it promotes saluting the land where one is born.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress top leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the Bengaluru stampede deaths and the Bharatiya Janata Party asked the Congress government to own up responsibility for what it called the 'state-sponsored negligence'.
K N Shanth Kumar on Saturday expressed relief after the High Court declared his nomination papers for the post of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) valid.
'We return to this space today, not with celebration but with care.'
RCB claimed that CAT's order didn't adhere to the principles of natural justice.
The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to publicly disclose its status report on the stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4.
As rain continues to drizzle over the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, the start of Friday's much-anticipated IPL clash between RCB and Punjab Kings is delayed.
India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar feels the debate over preparing a spin-friendly track at the Eden Gardens for the opening Test against South Africa is pointless as the country has been laying out such wickets for ages.
The legendary Kapil Dev on Thursday expressed his anguish at the death of 11 fans during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebrations, saying "lives are more important than celebration" and advised everyone to take proper precautions in future.
Will cooperate with govt and judicial authorities: RCB after stampede FIR against it
Shivakumar's recital came when the Bharatiya Janata Party legislators accused Shivakumar of being an 'abettor' of the stampede as he created mass frenzy.
Bengaluru Stampede: BCCI Ombudsman instructs RCB, KSCA to file written submissions
The court, after taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, issued notice to the state, and tasked it to file a detailed status report by June 10.
What happened in Bengaluru is a wake-up call, no celebration of sport should ever come at the cost of human life, asserts veteran cricket correspondent K R Nayar.
RCB will work closely with IPL and KSCA to design better crowd management protocols after 11 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the team's trophy IPL title celebrations in June.
'Virat and the players likely found out much later, by which point they had no say in what was happening.'
The charismatic presence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma alongside a host of top India cricketers lends unprecedented gravitas to the Vijay Hazare One-Day Trophy beginning on Wednesday, giving all of them a chance to prove a point amid a renewed focus on domestic grind.
An emotional Virat Kohli expressed heartfelt condolences to the victims of the deadly stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL title celebrations in Bengaluru on June 4.
The Indian men ruled white-ball cricket, while South Africa ended decades of hurt by winning the World Test Championship at Lord's. Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally lifted their maiden IPL title, though the celebrations were dimmed by a deadly stampede. Above all, it was India's women who won a billion hearts by finally adding an ICC World Cup trophy to the cabinet.
As many as 11 people died and 33 injured following a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru, where a large number of people had thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday.
P V Sindhu proved to be Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 'lucky charm' as they clinched their first home victory of the IPL season.
'I might be involved with the IPL again in the future in a different role.'
The Karnataka high court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to key office bearers of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in connection with the June 4 stampede outside Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which left 11 people dead and 56 others injured.
Kohli, who announced his red-ball retirement via Instagram earlier this month without a farewell match, received an ovation of a different kind.
Virat Kohli walked around the ground in a black jacket with a hoodie before heading into the indoor facility at the National Cricket Academy.
RCB's IPL winning celebrations should have been planned better: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar offered to apologize if anyone was hurt over his rendition of the RSS' prayer song in the state assembly. He reaffirmed his loyalty to the Congress party.
Captain Rohit Sharma was among the first ones to check out the pitch after play was called off on Day 1.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar was fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their IPL match against Mumbai Indians.
He also met with skipper Rajat Patidar, pacer Yash Dayal, head coach Andy Flower, and Director of Cricket Mo Bobat.
Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad had served as a vice-president from 2013 to 2016 when Anil Kumble was the KSCA president.
Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada has returned to South Africa from IPL 2025 due to 'personal reasons'.
Virat Kohli has ignited his preparations for IPL 2025, unleashing a torrent of powerful strokes in intense net sessions at Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.
Dewald Brevis lit up the field with a moment of pure brilliance that turned heads-and possibly the tide-against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Rahul, who was dropped in the middle of England Test series held earlier this year, will be looking to make a comeback in the Indian Test set-up with the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting September 19.
