Bengaluru police denies permission for cricket match at Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh on Tuesday said that permission has been denied to hold the Vijay Hazare Trophy match at the city’s Chinnaswamy Stadium on December 24.

The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) had sought permission to hold the match without spectators. State Home Minister G Parameshwara had constituted a committee to examine the



request, and the panel visited the stadium on Monday.

Matches at the Chinnaswamy Stadium were stopped after a stampede outside during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory celebration on June 4, in which 11 people died. 

The match will now be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence near Kempegowda International Airport, according to official sources.