RCB Shifts Home Grounds for IPL 2026 After Chinnaswamy Stampede Tragedy

• Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will play IPL 2026 home matches at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (5 matches) and Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur (2 matches).
• This marks the first time since 2008 that RCB will not use M. Chinnaswamy Stadium as its primary home ground.
• The decision follows a fatal stampede on June 4 during RCB's IPL 2025 title celebrations, which resulted in 11 deaths and over 50 injuries.
• M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has been deemed "highly unsafe for large events" by the Justice Michael D'Cunha committee and is undergoing major renovations.
• The stadium was removed from ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 and BCCI Men's T20 World Cup 2026 schedules due to safety concerns.

Why It Matters: RCB moves IPL 2026 home games to Navi Mumbai and Raipur due to safety concerns at Chinnaswamy Stadium.