'Need to bring cricket and glory back to Chinnaswamy Stadium': Venkatesh Prasad
Updated On: 21 August, 2025 09:10 AM IST | Bengaluru | PTI
"That`s something that shouldn`t have happened, (stampede) honestly. We have to be very proactive in liaisoning with the (state) government. We have to ensure that matches are played in Chinnaswamy Stadium as soon as possible," said Prasad during a press conference here after revealing the manifesto
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Bring cricket back to Chinnaswamy Stadium was the dominant theme of an august function where former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad took the first solid step towards contesting in the upcoming KSCA elections by releasing the manifesto of his panel on Wednesday. After the June 4 stampede here in which 11 Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans lost their lives, no matches have taken place at this iconic venue which is now at the risk of losing next month`s ICC Women`s World Cup matches.
"That`s something that shouldn`t have happened, (stampede) honestly. We have to be very proactive in liaisoning with the (state) government. We have to ensure that matches are played in Chinnaswamy Stadium as soon as possible," said Prasad during a press conference here after revealing the manifesto. Prasad hinted that his panel of contestants will have 16 members, even though he refrained from naming them at this juncture.
The KSCA elections can be held in October or November as the incumbent regime headed by Raghuram Bhat will complete its three-year term on September 30. "We need to bring back the lost glory as far as the stadium is concerned. We would like to bring back international cricket. We have seen that every international match has been moved out of Bangalore. "It`s such an iconic venue " Chinnaswamy Stadium which has been standing for the last 50 years. This is something which has never happened where the international matches have been moved out. It is not a good thing," added Prasad.
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