BENGALURU: The Karnataka State government has granted permission to host international and IPL matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, according to a statement released by the Karnataka State Cricket Association on Saturday.
The statement signed by spokesperson Vinay Mruthyunjaya, said that the permission is subject to compliance with specific terms and conditions prescribed by the state government and the concerned authorities.
"KSCA is confident of fulfilling all the stipulated conditions. The Association has already presented a detailed compliance roadmap before the Expert Review Committee and remains fully committed to implementing all safety, security, and crowd-management measures in letter and spirit," read the statement.
This comes a month after former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad took over as president of the KSCA. A press conference headed by Prasad is expected to take place in the upcoming days, to explain the details and outline the future course of action.
On June 4 2025— a day after RCB won the IPL — a stampede occured in the victory parade which occured in the premises of the stadium, taking away 11 lives. Days after the stampede, the state government's one man enquiry commission led by retired judge Michael D'Cunha had called the stadium unfit to host large-scale events and laid down measures to be implemented by the KSCA, which owns and manages the stadium.
Since then, no matches with fan attendances had taken places. The KSCA were denied permission to host Vijay Hazare Trophy matches last month at the historic venue by government authorities citing safety concerns. Therefore the matches were moved to the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in the outskirts of the city.