The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lastly received their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 2025. Virat Kohli was in tears because the facet defeated Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings within the closing to raise the trophy.
The franchise enjoys an enormous fan following throughout, significantly at dwelling in Bengaluru. Nonetheless, it seems to be like they could should shift base in IPL 2026.
In truth, Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation (MCA) secretary, Kamlesh Pisal, has reportedly revealed that Pune is in talks to host the defending IPL champions within the competitors’s subsequent version.
IPL 2026: RCB To Discover New House In Pune?
Based on a report by the Instances Of India, MCA secretary Kamlesh Pisal stated they’ve supplied to host RCB in Pune:
,This association (Pune internet hosting RCB’s matches) is in dialogue nevertheless it’s not confirmed but. They’ve an issue in Karnataka, due to the stampede that occurred. So, they’re looking for a venue and we now have supplied them our stadium. There are preliminary discussions and there are a few technical issues which must be sorted out. If issues fall in place then, most likely sure, Pune will host the matches,,
For these questioning, The M. Chinnaswamy stadium (which often serves as RCB’s dwelling floor) was suspended after the unlucky stampede through the franchise’s victory parade earlier this yr.
Pune has hosted IPL matches previously, having served as the house venue for 2 (now-defunct) franchises: Pune Warriors India (2011 – 2013) after which the Rising Pune Supergiants (2016 – 2017).
RCB Is On Sale
Not solely is RCB’s dwelling floor suspended in the mean time, however the franchise has additionally gone up on the market.
No new homeowners have been revealed as of this writing, however the present ones anticipate the sale to be accomplished subsequent yr by the top of March.
Main modifications look to be in play for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru of their first-ever title protection, however how precisely issues pan out stays to be seen.
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