India's head coach Gautam Gambhir A strong message has been shared, requesting the authorities to reconsider the practice of operation of public roadshow, which posts tragic stampede at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which claimed 11 lives during the IPL 2025 victory ceremonies in Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bangalore's IPL 2025 victory ceremonies
On 4 June, being a moment of celebration for the title RCB's historic woman IPL ended in a terrible event. M in Bengaluru with over three lakh fans. The crowd of Chinnaswamy Stadium was for a Felicitation event, which was originally denied police permission. The huge crowd shocked limited security personnel, causing stampede.
The victims included young fans, some of them teenagers, who witness their favorite stars closely. Beyond the departure of the Indian team in the UK for the upcoming England testing, Gambhir opened the incident and questioned whether the ceremonies are important compared to life.
He said, “It is very sad what happened yesterday, and my heart comes out for the families of those who have lost their loved ones. I hope nothing will happen in the future because I think I think we are all responsible citizens and we should take care of all this,” he said as quoted by the cricbz.
If we cannot handle the crowd, it should not be roadshow: Gambhir
While Gambhir mentioned the importance of the ceremony after a difficult victory, he questioned the need for highly public performances such as Roadshow. He also shared that he never got value in such public functions during his sports days.
“I think people's lives are much more important, and I will continue to say. We can be a little careful not to keep such roadshow and perhaps they can close them closed doors or something like that. When I used to play, I didn't believe in the roadsho. I still do not believe them today. I could not handle the crowd in that way.
In particular, after a debate on large -scale criticism and mismanagement, the head of RCB's marketing and revenue, Nikhil Sosle, and two top officials of the DNA Entertainment Network, who helped organize the program, were arrested. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has also asked for a judicial inquiry and has suspended several senior police officers.
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