M. in Bengaluru. The Chinnaswamy Stadium is facing a major logistics and infrastructure crisis, due to which its possibility is possible as a host site. ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025This development follows a tragic stampede and a subsequent judicial decision which has considered the iconic stadium ‘Inappropriate and unsafe’ For mass meetings. This decision has created a domino effect, forcing tournament organizers to scrape for an alternative site and to put a shade on the future of Bengaluru as a major host for major sports events.
ODI World Cup 2025 reasons behind exclusion of Bengaluru
According to Espncricinfo report, the root cause of this decision detects a terrible stampede on 4 June, which took place during the ceremony Royal Challengers BangaloreKi young woman Indian Premier League (IPL) Win the title. The tragedy outside the stadium claimed the lives of 11 fans and injured more than 50. Subsequently, the Government of Karnataka appointed justice John Michael D’Kunha Commission to investigate the incident. The commission’s findings were damaging, concluding that the stadium “Design and structure” The large crowds were fundamentally flawed.
The report highlighted several important failures, including limited entry and exit points, lack of dedicated queues, poor connectivity for public transport and inadequate emergency withdrawal plans. Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) The event was held partially responsible with the organizers and the police, called the report “The limit of negligence on gross negligence,” The state cabinet has since approved the Commission’s decision and has officially refused to approve police approval for the stadium to host the World Cup matches.
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With the hosting rights of Bengaluru in danger, the discovery of a new site has intensified. The report further stated that the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram has emerged at the forefront, showing sources that it will probably be awarded the originally slapped matches for Bengaluru. Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) If necessary, a casual plan has also been prepared to move your own domestic league to another place.
That rehabilitation is an important logistic challenge, as Bangalore was scheduled to host several marquee fixtures, with the opening ceremony and the opening match between the match. India and Sri Lanka On 30 September. Other important games involve to move England vs South Africa (3 October), India vs Bangladesh (26 October), second semi -finals on 30 October, and possibly the final of the tournament on 2 November. Other cities that confirm the hosting of matches for the tournament are Visakhapatnam, Indore, Guwahati and Colombo.
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KSCA’s response and future of the venue
According to the report, the Karnataka State Cricket Association has expressed its intense disappointment with the state government’s decision, emphasizing that the stadium has a prestigious track record of successfully hosting more than 750 matches without a major incident and successfully 15 IPL sessions. They have said that the stampede was done during one “Personally organized incident” And there is not a cricket match, and even unsuccessfully failed to host the World Cup matches with a low capacity or behind the closed doors.
KSCA has already had to transfer its domestic Maharaja Trophy to Mysuru for this reason. As a result of the result of the incident, KSCA’s top officials have also resigned, including former Secretary A Shankar and Treasurer S. Jeram, who stepped on moral grounds. The KSCA needs a final decision from the ICC and BCCI, with the BCCI missing the August 10 deadline to secure police approval, especially needs to be handed over to the organizers of the tournament a month before the event starts.
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