About three months after the tragic stampede outside Bangalore M chinnaswamy stadium It claimed 11 lives and injured 56 others, Royal Challengers Bangalore Icon Virat Kohli Finally addressed the devastating phenomenon that it has changed forever what the most famous moment of the franchise should have been. The emotional statement of the former RCB captain comes as part of the team’s ‘RCB Care’ initiative, for the first time Kohli has publicly talked about the tragedy of June 4, which overshraded his first IPL Triumph.
Virat Kohli expresses grief at the sad Chinnaswamy Stadium Stamped
In an intensive personal message shared through RCB’s social media channels, Kohli expressed the intense grief that has disturbed him since that frightening day.
,Nothing in life really prepares you to break heart like June 4. What should be the happiest moment in the history of our franchise … something has turned into some tragic“Cricket star said in an RCB tweet. His words reflect the complex feelings of a victory celebration that turned into an unimaginable tragedy within hours.
Stamped took place on June 4, 2025, RCB’s historic six runs exactly one day after Punjab kings In the IPL final, he ended his 18 -year wait for the championship. Jubilant began with thousands of fans gathered outside the stadium as a crowd control measures failed, resulting in a crush that mainly claimed young life. Among the victims, a road seller was an 18 -year -old son and 22 -year -old engineering student, who was described by his grieving mother as being “crazy about RCB”.
“I am thinking and praying for the families of those we have lost”: Kohli
Kohli’s statement continued with a commitment that shows both personal pain and institutional responsibility: “I was thinking and praying for the families of those who we have lost … and for our fans who were injured. Your loss is now part of our story. Together, we will move forward with care, respect and responsibility“This acknowledgment represents an important moment for the franchise, which faced criticism to its initial response to the tragedy.
The subsequent investigation by the Karnataka government held RCB accountable to the stampede, citing the failure of the franchise, obtaining appropriate permissions and adequately consulted with the police before announcing the ceremony of victory. The government’s report showed that the RCB had decided to celebrate the victory unilaterally without prior consultation with the police, “a few hours ago despite being denied the permission of a win parade. The tragedy has also raised questions about the future of large -scale events at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in which the Justice Kunha Commission has declared the design of the site “unsuitable and insecure” for the ceremonies.
As the RCB proceeds with better safety measures and its commitment to community support through the RCB ‘RCB Care’ initiative, Kohli’s words act as both irrelevant losses and a pledge that such a tragedy should never be repeated.
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“Nothing in life really prepares you to break a heart like June 4. What should be the happiest moment in the history of our franchise … Something has turned into a tragic. I am thinking that we are lost and are praying for those families for those people. pic.twitter.com/nsjrkddkwb
– Royal Challengers Bangalore (@Rcbtweets) September 3, 2025
