The great batsman Rahul Dravid expressed grief over the death of 11 people in Bangalore in celebration of Royal Challengers Bangalore winning the IPL title, describing the incident as unfortunate and sad. The accident occurred on Wednesday when two and a half million people gathered to get a glimpse of their favorite cricketers around the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Due to this, 11 people were killed and 56 were injured in a stampede.
Former India coach and captain Dravid told NDTV, “This is quite disappointing. soo sad. My senses are with them. ”
IPL team Rajasthan Royals coach Dravid said that this incident is even more painful in view of the sports culture of the city.
He said, “It is a city fond of sports.” I am from this city. People like every game, not cricket and follow the teams. Football team or kabaddi team. ‘
Dravid said, “RCB fans are in large numbers. This is quite sad and unfortunate. We have condolences to the families and injured of those killed in the incident. ”
After the accident, Karnataka State Cricket Association Secretary A Shankar and Treasurer ES Jairam resigned, taking moral responsibility. RCB’s marketing chief Nikhil Sosh was arrested on June 6. (Language)
