IPL champion Royal Challengers Bangalore has made a big announcement. The franchise has told that it will play in IPL 2026 at its home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB said that their team will play five matches at M Chinnaswamy Stadium and the remaining two home matches will be played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. Let us tell you that 11 fans had died due to the stampede at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, after which the question had arisen whether RCB will play in this stadium now or not. However, now the answer has been found. Let us tell you that after the stampede in Chinnaswamy, no major domestic match of Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy or even Maharaja Trophy has been organized on this ground.
RCB made a big announcement
While issuing a press release on Tuesday, RCB said that after the talks between the government and RCB, it has been decided that the RCB team is going to land in Chinnaswamy. RCB said, this step has been taken after months of hard work and negotiations between all the concerned officials. Its goal is to bring sports back to home grounds for fans. RCB expresses its gratitude to the Government of Karnataka, Karnataka State Cricket Association and Karnataka Police for their cooperation and support in facilitating the hosting of matches in Bengaluru.