Uncertainty persists over whether or not Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) might be conducting a victory parade within the metropolis after successful the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). Whereas it had earlier emerged that the parade had been cancelled, the Bengaluru site visitors police has now acknowledged that there stays no readability on it and that it has “made preparations in case it occurs”. In the meantime, RCB themselves stated on X that the parade will happen from 5pm IST to 6pm.
The Bengaluru site visitors police had earlier stated that there might be no victory parade and that the workforce might be feliciated on the Chinnaswamy Stadium in a perform that might be held from 5pm to 6pm. In response to the media advisory that was issued by RCB earlier within the day, the gamers have been scheduled to go to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the Vidhana Soudha from 4pm to 5pm IST. It needs to be famous that the chief minister later shared the identical timing with the media whereas asserting that he might be felicitating the workforce.
The victory parade, in line with RCB’s advisory, was scheduled to start round 5pm or each time he meeeitng with Siddaramaiah ended. It was to take alongside the route from the Vidhana Soudha to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on an open prime bus. The workforce stated that they’ll then arrive on the stadium at 6pm IST the place there might be a “celebratory occasion with followers”.
Nonetheless, the Bengaluru site visitors police pushed out an advisory saying:
- There might be a felicitation perform for the RCB workforce on the Chinnaswamy Stadium from 5 pm to six pm.
- Entry is restricted to ticket / cross holders solely.
- Resulting from restricted parking, public are suggested to make use of Metro and different public transport.
- Public are suggested to keep away from CBD space from 3 pm to eight pm.
RCB’s much-awaited maiden IPL title got here in the end on Tuesday night time once they beat the Punjab Kings by six runs on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Former captain and talisman Virat Kohli was entrance and centre within the celebrations, having been with the franchise for the reason that first season in 2008 and confronted repeated heartbreaks over time as captain of the facet for over a decade.