NEW DELHI: Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar has offered his condolences on the loss of 11 lives in a stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL victory celebrations, describing the incident as "beyond tragic".
Apart from 11 deaths, more than 30 were injured in a stampede outside the popular venue on Wednesday during the victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's maiden IPL trophy win.
"What happened at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, is beyond tragic.
My heart goes out to every affected family. Wishing peace and strength to all," Tendulkar wrote on 'X'.
Former South Africa and RCB batter AB de Villiers, who is immensely popular in Bengaluru, also expressed his sympathy for the victims.
"My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the tragic events at the Chinnaswamy stadium today," De Villiers wrote.
Former India captain-cum-coach and a Bengaluru native, Anil Kumbletermed the incident as a "sad day for cricket".
"It's a Sad day for Cricket! My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their lives while celebrating RCB's victory today.
Praying for the speedy recovery of those injured. Tragic !!," he wrote.
Yuvraj Singh added, "What was meant to be a moment of celebration turned into an unimaginable tragedy. My heart goes out to everyone affected by the incident in #Bengaluru.
May the families find strength and the departed souls rest in peace."
The incident was triggered by a heavy rush of people to join a hastily-arranged celebration for the franchise.
The police and local administration were left overwhelmed by the lakhs who took to the streets to join the festivities at a stadium which can accommodate only 35,000 people.