Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar shared his views on the stampede exterior the M. Chinnaswamy stadium through the victory celebration of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they received their first title in 18 years. He additionally talked about that as a result of it has taken so lengthy for Bengaluru to win their maiden title, the celebrations have been so frenetic.
“What a tragedy? The lack of lives as a consequence of a stampede exterior the Chinnaswamy Stadium is heartbreaking certainly. All that these individuals wished was a glimpse of the gamers who had given them a lot pleasure and happiness over time, particularly within the final two months. The IPL Trophy, which they saved hoping could be theirs yearly however by no means did, was lastly coming to them after a wait of 18 years,” Gavaskar wrote in his Mid-day column.
“If RCB had received the Trophy within the first few years, there wouldn’t have been this outpouring of emotion as occurred after the lengthy wait of 18 years. Different groups have received however their celebrations have been quite a bit much less frenetic perhaps as a result of their followers didn’t have to attend this lengthy. The slogan ‘Ee saala cup naamde’ appeared to be like a millstone across the necks of the staff. This yr, when that slogan was barely heard, the staff performed some very good cricket, most of it away from their followers,” Gavaskar noticed.
RCB, on their strategy to victory, grew to become the primary facet to win all of the away video games. “They received each single sport they performed away, which is a brand new file within the IPL. No surprise the house followers wished to present them a particular ovation. Heartfelt condolences to those that misplaced their family members. Prayers of the followers can change fortunes, and there’s little question that the prayers of their family members made a contribution to bringing that elusive Cup to Bengaluru,” Gavaskar concluded.