Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar made an enormous assertion on the possibilities of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) enjoying on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL 2026. RCB are the defending champions, having received the 2025 version.
Following their historic victory, their celebrations in Bengaluru went mistaken, leading to a stampede outdoors the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Ever since, there have been speculations about whether or not the crew would play any of their IPL 2026 matches on the venue. The stadium even misplaced the rights to host among the 2025 Girls’s World Cup matches.
Nevertheless, DK Shivakumar confirmed that the IPL 2026 matches won’t be shifted from the Chinnaswamy Stadium. He made the assertion on Sunday, December 7, 2025, after voting within the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA) elections.
“It is a matter of respect for the state of Karnataka and Bengaluru. We’ll take steps to make sure that the subsequent IPL matches are held right here. I’m a cricket fan. We’ll take care that the current catastrophe doesn’t occur once more and make sure that the stadium’s dignity stays. The stadium shall be developed by managing the group throughout the authorized framework. As well as, we’ll construct an even bigger stadium as a substitute,” he was quoted as saying by News18.
Notably, the enduring stadium is strictly the place all of it started, as RCB hosted the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the first-ever IPL match again in 2008.
RCB make key retentions and releases forward of IPL 2026 public sale
In the meantime, RCB have begun their preparations to defend their maiden IPL crown. The defending champions made key retentions and releases forward of the 2026 public sale. They launched seven gamers – Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, and Mohit Rathee.
As for the retentions, they held again skipper Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jocob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Tushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, and Suyash Sharma.
They may enter the IPL 2026 public sale with a handbag of ₹16.40 crore. The purpose shall be to fine-tune the squad and construct an excellent stronger crew to win back-to-back titles.
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Edited by Rishab Vm