 "Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium yet to get government clearance after stampede, Women’s World Cup matches in limbo")
The stampede at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) victory celebration in June has caused complications for other tournaments, with the venue now a doubt for the ICC Women’s World Cup that is scheduled to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka starting next month.
Chinnaswamy was originally a key venue for the ICC Women's World Cup that is scheduled to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka later this year, with the tournament opener between the two co-hosts taking place at this venue on 30 September. Chinnaswamy is also scheduled to host the second semi-final, as well as the final – unless Pakistan go the distance, in which case it will take place in Colombo.
The recent tragedy at the venue, however, has put the BCCI as well as the ICC worried, with the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) yet to obtain permission from the state government to host games in the Women’s World Cup – which will be taking place in India after a gap of 12 years.
A total of 11 people had died and several more were left injured after a massive crowd gathered outside the venue to catch a glimpse of Virat Kohli and the rest of the RCB team, which had won the Indian Premier League for the first time in 18 attempts a day earlier.
KSCA forced to move Maharaja Trophy T20 to Mysuru
The stampede has also forced the KSCA to move the Maharaja Trophy T20 to Mysuru from Bengaluru after failing to obtain clearance from Bengaluru police to host matches at the Chinnaswamy.
The tournament was scheduled to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium from August 11 to 28, but the failure to obtain a clearance certificate from the city police forced the association to shift the matches to the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Cricket Stadium in Mysuru.
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It’s learnt that police did not issue the clearance certificate because of the ongoing probe into the June 4 stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium that left 11 fans dead and scores of others injured during the IPL victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
It may be recalled that the Justice John Michael D’Cunha Commission, appointed by the Karnataka Government, had last week deemed the Chinnaswamy Stadium “unsuitable and unsafe for mass gathering.”
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) officials also pondered over staging the tournament at the Alur grounds on the outskirts of the city, but the absence of floodlights and spectator seating thwarted the plans.
It’s not yet clear when the Chinnaswamy Stadium will get to host a match as the season-opening Duleep Trophy will be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence grounds, while the venue is also set to host a few matches in the upcoming ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup.
With PTI inputs
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