The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru loses accommodation rights for the 2025 Women’s World Cup while the ICC finalizes the new place – reports
The stadium of Mr. Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru faces a major logistical and infrastructure crisis, which led to its probable withdrawal as a host place for the ODI World Cup for women ICC 2025. This development follows a tragic jostling and a subsequent judicial verdict which judged the emblematic stadium “ unsuitable and dangerous ” For large -scale rallies. The decision has created a domino effect, forcing tournament organizers to rush for an alternative place and to launch a shadow on the future of Bengaluru as the main host for the main sporting events.
The reasons for the exclusion of Bengaluru as the host location of the ODI 2025 World Cup
According to the Espncricinfo report, the deep cause of this decision comes back to a catastrophic stampede on June 4, which occurred during the celebrations of Royal Challengers BengaluruMaiden Premier Indian League (IPL) title victory. The tragedy, which took place outside the stadium, cost the life of 11 fans and made more than 50 injured. The next day, the government of Karnataka appointed justice John Michael of Acunha Commission to investigate the incident. The commission’s conclusions were overwhelming, concluding that the stadium “Design and structure” were fundamentally imperfects to manage large crowds.
The report highlighted several critical failures, including limited entry and exit points, a lack of dedicated queue areas, poor connectivity to public transport and inadequate emergency evacuation plans. THE Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) was held in part responsible, with the organizers of the event and the police, for what the report called “The limited inclination of serious negligence”, “ The State Cabinet has since approved the commission’s verdict and officially refused to grant the police authorization for the stadium to host the World Cup matches.
The search for an alternative to the M.Chinnaswamy stadium and the calendar affected
With Bengaluru’s accommodation rights in Jeopardy, the search for a new place has intensified. The report also said that the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram has become the favorite, sources indicating that it will probably be attributed to the matches initially planned for Bengaluru. THE Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) also prepared an emergency plan to move your own national league to another place if necessary.
Relocation is an important logistical challenge, because Bengaluru had to host several renowned lighting, including the opening ceremony and the opening match between India and Sri Lanka September 30. Other crucial games to move include England vs South Africa (October 3), India vs Bangladesh (October 26), the second semi-final on October 30, and perhaps the final of the tournament on November 2. The other cities confirmed that they have organized matches for the tournament are Visakhapatnam, Indore, Guwahati and Colombo.
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The KSCA response and the future of the place
According to the report, the Karnataka State Cricket Association expressed its deep disappointment with regard to the decision of the government government, stressing that the stadium has made a distinguished history to successfully accommodate more than 750 games and nearly 15 IPL seasons without major incident. They argued that the jostling occurred during a “Event organized in private” And not a cricket match, and even offset without success to welcome the World Cup matches with a reduced capacity or behind closed doors.
The KSCA has already had to move its Maharaja domestic trophy to MySuru for the same reason. The fallout from the incident also led to the resignation of senior KSCA officials, notably the former secretary in Shankar and the treasurer Es Jairam, who resigned for moral terrains. The KSCA having missed the deadline of the BCCI on August 10 to ensure police approvals, a final decision of the ICC and the BCCI is imminent, especially since the places must be given to the organizers of the tournament a month before the start of the event.
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