RCB Victory Parade Highlights: RCB celebration marred by stampede outside Chinnaswamy, 10 killed; several hospitalised

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Amid the RCB celebrations, Virat Kohli pens a wholesome post for his wife, Anushka Sharma. Taking to Instagram, he shares a picture with his better half, revealing how the Bollywood actor has been a loyal RCB supporter.

“I’ve seen it for 18 years and she’s seen it for 11. Suffered the same moments since 2014 and celebrated every close win and the madness of our supporters at the Chinnaswamy. We’re both equally relieved and since shes a bangalore girl too this is far more special for her. Together all the way through,” he wrote.

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: At last, RCB arrive at the Vidhana Soudha to meet the Karnataka Chief Minister. The crowd is running from corner to corner just to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars! The party will go long into the night. The victory parade will begin once the RCB players are done with their meeting with Siddaramaiah. 

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is all set to meet the RCB contingent to laud them for winning the tournament. RCB's arrival at the Vidhana Soudha is awaited. The team has departed from their hotel and will arrive anytime how.

The crowd is packed to the rafters. The supporters are all set to go wild. 

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: The RCB Victory Parade to begin at 5 PM. It will run from Vidhana Soudha to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. A one-hour parade will be followed by grand celebrations at the ground. RCB will also be felicitated by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). 

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Virat Kohli and the rest of the RCB team receive a grand welcome and reception at the Taj Hotel in Bengaluru. Virat Kohli is accompanied by his wife Anushka Sharma. Bengaluru is all set to go wild later in the evening as RCB look to celebrate the IPL 2025 win with their fans.

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: It must be mentioned that amid the euphoria of RCB's maiden IPL title win, Virat Kohli did not miss the chance to go upto Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer and applaud him on his efforts in the latest edition of the IPL.

Virat Kohli was also seen hugging Shreyas Iyer's father and engaging in fun banter with him.

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: After RCB's IPL 2025 win, the team director of cricket Mo Bobat said that the franchise will not stop now as the goal is to win more and more trophies and bring further happiness in the lives of RCB fans.

“This is a new RCB,” he said while speaking to Danish Sait's  ‘Mr Nags’. 

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Dinesh Karthik shared a couple of videos on Instagram Stories showcasing how the roads of Bengaluru are jam-packed as the city is ready to celebrate the IPL triumph.

“The real madness begins,” he wrote on Instagram Stories. 

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: The official social media handle shares a crucial update regarding the victory parade. It will begin at 5 PM and it will be followed by celebrations at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. 

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar receives RCB at airport. The update was shared by the official handle of DK Shivakumar's. He also shared pictures with Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya and Tim David.

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: The RCB contingent has arrived at the Taj Bengaluru. The team will now rest for a bit and then the side will make their way to the Vidhana Soudha to meet the Karnataka Chief Minister.

Around 5 PM, RCB will then make their way to the Chinnaswamy Stadium to celebrate the title win with their loyal fans. 

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Virat Kohli's wife and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma shares a video on Instagram Stories as RCB make their way to Bengaluru. In the video, Virat Kohli can be seen sitting inside the team bus with the IPL trophy close to his chest.

The camera then quickly pans to the crowd in Bengaluru who are waiting eagerly waiting to see the entire RCB team and the IPL title. 

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Former India batter Abhinav Mukund makes a startling revelation during the live broadcast for the RCB Victory celebrations. He says that AB de Villiers once told me that he thought he was overpaid in the IPL.

Speaking on JioStar, Mukund said, “I was sitting next to AB de Villiers and he told me something that I don't think any legend in the IPL has said. But he genuinely meant it, he said it from a place of emotion. He said I was overpaid. I'm overpaid, I thought I was overpaid because I feel like all of the other elements that you're talking about.”

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: RCB legends AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle were present at the Narendra Modi Stadium to witness RCB breaking the trophy drought and winning their maiden IPL title.

But will the duo be part of victory celebrations at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru? Let's wait and watch. 

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: Virat Kohli and the entire RCB camp have landed in Bengaluru. The IPL 2025-winning contingent is on their way to the Taj Hotel in the city. All the members of the title-winning squad will meet Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at 4 PM.

After meeting the Chief Minister, RCB will make their way to the Chinnaswamy Stadium where the side will be felicitated by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). 

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: Steaming hot in Bangalore afternoon, but the fans have already turned out in numbers outside the VIdhana Soudha and outside the Taj Hotel, which is where the RCB team will make a pitstop before heading for their reception. The live broadcast having started on Star Sports, where you can catch all the live action. It is JAM-PACKED at Vidhana Soudha.

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: Videos show that RCB players have reached Ahmedabad airport under much fanfare, and will likely currently be on their way back to Bangalore, where they will no doubt have throngs of fans waiting for them when they land.

RCB are reportedly flying into HAL Airport, which is a state defense hub rather than the main Kempegowda airport. This will likely ease access for the team on their return to the city.

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: The cause for the excitement and intensity of celebrations is self-evident. This is a team that has been so close so often, and been building towards this moment for years. To see it come together on one glorious, memorable night, is an occasion the city won't soon forget. They will want the time to savour it and get the most they can from this moment.

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: Some might be wondering why not move the victory parade a day or two, and allow the police time to set up security. Well, it is simply because the players won't be able to hang around for that long. Josh Hazlewood is off to the UK to participate in the WTC final starting a week from now, and a lot of the players will want to spend time with their families after a long 10 weeks of the IPL trail.

While they benefitted from retaining much of their core for the playoffs, there is only so far their goodwill with overseas boards will allow them to go.

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: The office of the commissioner of Bengaluru Police issued this traffic advisory, confirming that there will be no parade, and that it will be a ticketed event at the stadium.

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: Before the plan was replaced, it was to have the RCB players be received at the state house at Vidhana Soudha, from where a 1-km drive would see them show off the trophy to the crowd on a route along to the Chinnaswamy, just about a kilometre away. However, given this is the busiest part of the city, police were unable to guarantee crowd security without enough prep time.

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: As it stands, the plan is now to have the players and staff travel directly to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where they will be felicitated. This will likely be a ticketed and restricted event.

Bengaluru Police confirmed that the parade will not take place, and that roads should nonetheless be expected to be extremely congested in central Bengaluru between 3 and 8 PM today.

RCB Victory Celebrations Live Updates: We can confirm that there will be no parade in Bengaluru due to safety and security concerns. However, celebrations will go ahead in the stadium. More updates coming soon.

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Although it's not the largest of areas to secure, there's an idea that the pure excitement that surrounds a title win will make it a little unsafe for players. But if an Indian World Cup win can receive a bus parade, RCB players will be hoping so can this.

RCB Victory Parade Live Updates: Unfortunate that we have to start this blog off with a negative update, but there we are. The last-minute nature of this parade and the centrality of it in Bengaluru means the city police are advising against having this procession, unable to guarantee complete security. The KSCA, the state board, are currently in conversation with municipal authorities to decide the right path to go ahead.