Former India captain Kapil Dev on Thursday stated he “felt dangerous” on listening to information of lives being misplaced at a stampede through the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s celebrations and implored to “preserve it calm” when a crew wins any title. Eleven died and 47 have been injured within the incident that ensured exterior the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru a day after RCB gained the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).
“I really feel very dangerous about that. I believe we have now to be taught from one another. Subsequent time one thing like this (victory parade) occurs, folks needs to be extra aware. Folks do make a mistake,” Kapil, who famously led India to victory within the 1983 World Cup and is taken into account one of many biggest all-rounders of all time, instructed PTI. The 66-year-old urged groups and different stakeholders to keep up calm whereas organising occasions of such magnitude.
“Mistake shouldn’t be to that scale the place you might be having enjoyable and also you lose lives. Sooner or later, if any crew wins, preserve it calm. Lives are extra necessary than celebration. Let’s put it that approach,” stated Kapil.
RCB’s victory on Tuesday was adopted by vastly emotional scenes, with the crew ending an 18-year anticipate the title. Celebrations passed off in Bengaluru all through the evening, with the franchise’s announcement of an open-top bus victory parade from the Vidhana Soudha to the Chinnaswamy Stadium bringing all of it to a crescendo. Nevertheless, there was uncertainty over whether or not the parade would occur or not with town site visitors police issuing an advisory early within the day stating that it’ll not happen.
Nevertheless, the franchise introduced the parade once more at 3.14pm. “RCB Victory Parade: At the moment at 5 pm IST. Victory parade can be adopted by celebrations on the Chinnaswamy stadium. We request all followers to comply with pointers set by police and different authorities, so that everybody can benefit from the roadshow peacefully. Free passes (restricted entry) out there on the web site,” stated RCB in a publish on X.
The site visitors police then put out an advisory a couple of felicitation programme within the night with no point out of any parade. However lakhs of followers assembled on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and tried to get in, leading to a stampede. RCB categorical anguish later within the night and, together with the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation, introduced an ex-gratia cost of Rs 5 lakh to the households of every of the deceased. RCB on Thursday introduced Rs 10 lakh support to the households.