{"id":7272,"date":"2025-08-23T00:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/rcb-boss-breaks-silence-on-bengaluru-stampede-part-of-our-heritage-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T00:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:08:20","slug":"rcb-boss-breaks-silence-on-bengaluru-stampede-part-of-our-heritage-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/rcb-boss-breaks-silence-on-bengaluru-stampede-part-of-our-heritage-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"RCB Boss Breaks Silence On Bengaluru Stampede: &#8216;Part Of Our Heritage&#8230;&#8217; | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9522481\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">August 22, 2025, 22:42 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9522481\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2411556020 asubttl-schema\">Mo Bobat says the Bengaluru stampede victims&#8217; stories will be part of RCB&#8217;s heritage.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c flwonstk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin:0 12px 0 0\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/gogole-serarch-btn.svg\" alt=\"Click to add News18 as a preferred source on Google\" title=\"Click to add News18 as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"94px\" height=\"30px\" style=\"vertical-align:top\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2411556020 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crowd during RCB's victory celebrations in Bengaluru (File pic\/PTI)\" title=\"Crowd during RCB's victory celebrations in Bengaluru (File pic\/PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2411556020\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crowd during RCB&#8217;s victory celebrations in Bengaluru (File pic\/PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) director of cricket Mo Bobat said the stories of victims who lost their lives in the Bengaluru stampede in June will forever be part of the franchise\u2019s \u2018heritage\u2019. He said it was \u2018incredibly sad\u2019 that those who died were the same fans for whom RCB wanted to achieve the title.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">RCB and the state government shared comparable blame as 11 people \u2014 mostly teens\u00a0 \u2014 were killed outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Some RCB and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) officials were arrested for their alleged role in inviting thousands of fans outside the ground for the victory parade. The government investigation found RCB to have mismanaged the crowd, while court cases are still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cCricket and the IPL is so much about passion and enjoyment, and one of our biggest motivators is our fans,&#8221; Bobat told\u00a0<em>Cricbuzz\u00a0<\/em>in an interview. \u201cWe talked during the competition that we want to win it for our fans. They\u2019ve been the patient ones. Some of us are new. These fans have waited 18 years, so we wanted to do it for them, and for some of them to have lost their lives just feels incredibly sad. We look forward to being able to recognise those people and their families. Their stories become a part of our history now. Every sports team has a history, and it has a heritage. What they\u2019ve experienced becomes a part of our heritage and history, and we have to honour them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">It needs to be seen if and how RCB try to honor the fans. At the time, they had provided a compensation of Rs 10 lakh per victim, a fraction of their Rs 514 crore reported revenue for 2024-25.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">For now, it\u2019s unclear whether the Chinnaswamy Stadium will be able to even host any matches at the ground in IPL 2026. The stadium has been declared unfit for large gatherings by a state committee looking into the stampede, and several matches, including ones in the local Maharaja T20 and Maharani T20 competitions and the 2025 Women\u2019s World Cup, have already been moved out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2411556020 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> RCB Boss Breaks Silence On Bengaluru Stampede: &#8216;Part Of Our Heritage&#8230;&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. 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