Rajesh Menon, CEO, Royal Challengers Bangalore, said, “The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is more than just our home ground. It is where our identity as a team truly comes to life. The energy that our fans bring to Bengaluru has always been a driving force for our players, motivating them at every stage of the game. Our fans have stood by us unconditionally, and they deserve the opportunity to see their team compete on home soil. Are.”

He further added, “After detailed discussions and completing the necessary process regarding permissions, we are happy to confirm that RCB will play five matches in Bengaluru. We sincerely thank the Government of Karnataka, KSCA and Karnataka Police for their support in making this possible.”

It is noteworthy that last year when RCB won the champion title, they held the trophy celebration at their home ground Chinnaswamy Stadium. The situation had worsened here due to poor planning and lack of crowd control and due to this 11 people died in the crowd stampede. Since then no match has been played on the Bengaluru ground.

RCB’s full squad for IPL 2026: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethel, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satwik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwall. Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chauhan.