Srinagar: BCCI has hinted out that it will be introducing guidelines for the victory celebrations in future in the backdrop of RCB IPL victory celebrations that resulted in stampede and loss of lives.
After ending an 18-year drought, RCB received a hero’s welcome in Bengaluru but the fanfare turned disastrous as 11 people lost their lives while close to 50 were injured. Four people have been arrested in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium.
“At some stage BCCI will have to do something. We cannot be a silent spectator,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia was quoted by Cricbuzz.
“It was a private affair of RCB but we at the BCCI are responsible for cricket in India and we will try to ensure such incidents do not recur in future.”
Earlier, Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir said that road shows should not be held at all after such victories.
“I think the lives of people are far more important and I will continue to say. We can be a little bit careful of not holding these kinds of roadshows and can probably have them closed doors or something like this in a stadium,” India coach Gautam Gambhir said.
“When I used to play, I didn’t believe much in roadshows. I don’t believe in them today and I don’t believe in them in the future. Winning is important, celebrations are important, but more important than that is the life of any person. So if we are not prepared, or if we cannot handle the crowd in that way, then might as well these roadshows should not take place.”