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If there will be cricket, there will be records. But so too will be controveries. And as a matter of fact, there have been controversies in the great sport's most dominant venue- India. And these have, as witnessed over the past few decades, pertained to a certain ground. Today, we are focusing on the major controversies at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, that as seen back in the day, not only led to a sense of sadness and undesirable result for both fans and cricketers, but even ended up painting the essence of the sport in bad colours.
On one occasion, there was a controversy that wasn't about Team India, but the fans who had gathered in the stands and on other occasions, there was a dubious incident that actually came to light even before the contest could end. But then, what were these incidents that didn't particularly paint what is otherwise such a famous and celebrated ground in grand light? Let us have a look at these unwanted incidents from the past about this ground.
Here are major controversies at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru
RCB victory parade stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2025
The 2025 IPL trophy won by RCB was something that was truly outstanding and something that could be said, was a long time coming. It did, after all, take the Royal Challengers Bangalore 18 long years to finally lift their maiden trophy. But what followed a few hours later at the team's home ground, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium was a dark day for international cricket, not just IPL Cricket.
Owing to large crowds that had gathered to witness the celebration of the RCB team, in a celebratory event where the IPL franchise wanted to celebrate the triumph with tens of dozens of fans, so large was the crowd number on that fateful day at the Chinnaswamy that it led to an untenable situation. This meant that there would be a stampede and not long after the unfortunate incident broke out, that 11 people lost their lives and over 50 were seriously injured.
What began with an aim to be a marked celebration, turned into a gruesome and regrettable sight in the end.
This was one of the major controversies at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
India vs Australia pitch controversy at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2001
One of the major controversies at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium takes us back to the year 2001 where India versus Australia contest took place in which the accusation came to target actually not the players, but the pitch curators.
So what exactly occurred?
As a matter of fact, the pitch back at that time, was allegedly prepared in a way that it favoured the spinners, this was the remark of the media from Australia. The groundsmen were hounded and their genuiness and integrity came into question.
Frequently Asked Questions FAQs
What was the controversey involving the RCB in their post-IPL 2025 win at Bangalore?
At the famed ground- M. Chinnaswamy cricket ground, the home ground for the local team RCB, in a post IPL title win of 2025, a ceremony was organised to celebrate the fanfare in lines with the team's trophy win. But the crowds went out of order, due to sheer numbers and 11 lives were lost and several injured.
