Had RCB won the trophy in the first few years, then: Sunil Gavaskar made a shocking statement on the Bengaluru stampede.

Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings in the final of IPL 2025 to win the title for the first time. When RCB won the trophy after a long wait of 18 years, the fans could not control their feelings. He celebrated fiercely. The franchise also decided to take out the Victory Parade in Bangalore.

However, a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru turned the moment of happiness into sorrow. In this painful accident, 11 people died and more than 50 people were injured. In the case, the police also filed an FIR against KSCA, RCB and event management company DNA and made some arrests.

Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has given a surprising response to the stampede during the RCB celebration. He said that the celebration of other teams has been less frenzied.

If RCB had won the trophy in the first few years, then…

Gavaskar wrote in the mid-day column, ‘If RCB had won the trophy in the first few years, then after a long wait of 18 years, so much feelings would not have grown. Other teams have won, but they did not celebrate such a frenzied, perhaps because their fans did not have to wait so long. The slogan of ‘E Sala Cup Namde’ looked like a big stone in the team’s neck. But this year, the team played great cricket.

He further said, ‘RCB won every match that they played outside, this is a new record in the IPL. No wonder domestic fans wanted to cheer them in a special way. The stampede has heartbreaking condolences to those who lost their loved ones. Fans ‘prayers may change luck and there is no doubt that their loved ones prayed to bring that cup to Bangalore.’

Gavaskar further wrote, ‘What is this tragedy? The death of people due to stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium is heartbreaking. Those people just wanted to get a glimpse of the players who had given them so much happiness over the years, especially in the last two months. The trophy which was expected to win every year, but never happened. And finally came to him after waiting for 18 years.