RCB’s search for home venue is not ending, Mumbai Indians responded to the demand for DY Patil Stadium.

IPL 2026: IPL 2026 is going to start from March 26, but even before that, the troubles of the current champion Royal Challengers Bangalore seem to be increasing. RCB is looking for a new home venue for the upcoming season, for which they had expressed their desire to play their home matches at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Mumbai Indians responded to this and said that you should first find other options. RCB cannot play in this stadium without getting NOC from Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai responded to the demand for DY Patil Stadium

In fact, according to reports, RCB had expressed its desire to use DY Patil Stadium as its temporary home ground for IPL 2026. However, Mumbai has not approved his proposal. According to reports, Mumbai says why does RCB want DY Patil Stadium? Why not another stadium? According to sources, Mumbai Indians believe that there are many non-IPL centers present in the country. RCB should first consider him as an option and then focus on DY Patil Stadium.

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Apart from DY Patil, what other option is there?

From this reply of Mumbai Indians, it has become clear that DY Patil Stadium has been out of the race for RCB’s home ground. In such a situation, now RCB has two options, Raipur and Indore. According to the latest reports, RCB is in talks with the Chhattisgarh government to hold 2 matches in Raipur, while 5 matches can be held in Indore.

Why will there not be matches in M ​​Chinnaswamy?

After winning the IPL 2025 title, Royal Challengers Bangalore organized a victory parade for its fans on June 4. In which many people lost their lives due to the stampede, while many people were injured. After this accident, the Karnataka government took action and banned organizing cricket matches at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. For this reason, now RCB has to find its new home venue.