Rahul Dravid on Bengaluru stampede (Source: @ttindia/X.com)
RCB won the much-awaited IPL trophy after a long wait on June 3 and there was a wave of joy around the country. However, it quickly turned into a disaster as 11 people lost their lives in a deadly stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium where the celebration was going on.
Many cricketers have expressed their grief over the incident, and now Rahul Dravid, the Bengaluru boy, has also shared his views in an exclusive chat with NDTV.
Rahul Dravid Expresses His Pain Over Unfortunate Bengaluru Incident
Rahul Dravid said that the incident was very disappointing and sad. He mentioned that Bengaluru is a sports-loving city and people enjoy all sports with great passion and not only cricket. He termed the incident as very unfortunate and his thoughts go out to everyone who lost their lives and got injured in a tragedy that shouldn't have happened at all.
"Very disappointing. It's very sad. Bengaluru is a sports-passionate city. I come from here. People over here love all sports, not just cricket. They follow all the sports and also all the sporting teams, be it a football team or a kabaddi team. It's really heartbreaking that such an unfortunate incident happened. Our thoughts go out to everyone for unfortunately lost their lives and those who were injured. "Such a tragedy shouldn't have happened."
Rahul Dravid was the head coach of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025 but Bengaluru is his hometown. The cricketer was the 'Icon Player' for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League and he is one of the most celebrated cricketers from Karnataka.
The stampede has resulted in the resignation of some of the KSCA and RCB officials, and the incident has been a rude shock to the cricketing fraternity around the world.
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