Overview
- The Karnataka State Cricket Association unveiled the Rahul Dravid End and Anil Kumble End at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday in a brief pre-match ceremony.
- KSCA president Venkatesh Prasad with vice-president Sujith Somasundar led the event following a February 14 decision to honor Dravid, Kumble and Shanta Rangaswamy with stadium namings.
- The former BEML end now carries Dravid's name and the pavilion end bears Kumble's, nodding to careers that produced 24,177 international runs and 956 international wickets.
- Family members joined the tribute, with Dravid's mother Pushpa and brother Vijay present and Kumble accompanied by his wife Chetana and their children.
- Virat Kohli attended at the home of Royal Challengers Bengaluru before RCB faced Chennai Super Kings, signaling a bridge between the club's past icons and its current era.