Overview
- State ministers granted the KSCA conditional permission to stage IPL and international games at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, reversing a post‑stampede suspension.
- Conditions draw from official inquiries, including a spectator cap of about 35,000, wider gates, tighter ticketing controls and reinforced crowd‑management protocols.
- The Home Department will issue a special order setting out terms and timelines, with reports indicating March 15 as the deadline for short‑term upgrades.
- RCB must make the final call on hosting home fixtures at the venue, while BCCI/IPL scheduling decisions, including any opener or final in Bengaluru, are yet to be confirmed.
- RCB’s fallback options narrowed after Mumbai Indians declined a NOC for DY Patil in Navi Mumbai, as the franchise proposes installing 300–350 AI‑enabled cameras worth INR 4.5 crore to strengthen surveillance.