Gautam Gambhir reflects on Stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium, says ‘we shouldn’t have done …’ | Mint

India head coach Gautam Gambhir gave his opinion on the decision to organize a road performance for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory in IPL 2025, where 11 people lost their lives due to stamped. Gautam-Gambhir addresses a pre-covering press at the headquarters of the control of cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai on June 5, 2025, before the Indian tour of England for test series. (AFP) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won their first Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 2025 after winning Punjab Kings in the final in the final. However, the celebrations became a tragedy on June 4 when a bumps outside Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium claimed 11 lives and injured more than 30 fans. The head coach of India, Gautam Gambhir, shared his strong stance on road performances for celebrations and expressed the need for responsibility to organize such opportunities. The Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede the Stampede took place when thousands of RCB fans gathered to celebrate their team’s historic victory, hoping to take a look at their favorite cricketers. The situation could not be handled by safety as police struggle to drive the massive crowd. Visuals of scattered shoes, ambulances and fans who tried CPR became viral. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, announced a compensation of £ 10 Lakh for the families of the deceased and ordered a magical investigation to investigate the reasons that led to such a disaster. Gautam Gambhir’s Take Gautam Gambhir, known for his simple opinions, gave his daring action against celebrations in the form of road performances. At the press conference before the tour of India to England, Gambhir expressed deeply saddened by the incident and repeated his long -standing opposition to road performances. What did Gautam Gambhir say? “I was never a supporter of road performances. Even when I was a part of KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders), I had the same statement. If we were not prepared to handle the kind of crowd, it shouldn’t have done it (Road Show). We are responsible citizens of this country and we have to show it in all our actions. When asked about who Gambhir thinks is responsible for the tragedy, he said: “I’m no one to hold anyone responsible. Win and celebrations are important, but what’s more important is someone’s life. You can’t lose 11 people. My heart goes out to the people who lost their lives.”