IPL 2025 champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru&rsquo;s plans to organise an open bus victory parade following its first-ever championship win have been cancelled, said the Bengaluru Traffic Police on Wednesday.
As per an earlier announcement from the franchise, the open-top bus parade was supposed to begin from 5pm and run from Vidhana Soudha to M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the team&rsquo;s home ground, where a felicitation event would take place from 6pm.
This was to happen after the RCB team would meet Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the Vidhan Soudha. But a social media post from the Bengaluru Traffic Police said there will be &lsquo;NO&rsquo; victory parade and that the victory event will just be the felicitation ceremony at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
&ldquo;There will be a felicitation function for the RCB team at the Chinnaswamy Stadium from 5 pm to 6 pm. Public are advised to avoid roads surrounding Vidhan Soudha and Chinnaswamy Stadium from 3 pm to 8 pm. There will be &lsquo;NO&rsquo; victory parade. Due to limited parking, public are advised to use Metro and other public transport,&rdquo; said the Bengaluru Traffic Police in the social media post.
In another traffic advisory, the Bengaluru police said entry of the fans to the Chinnaswamy Stadium will be restricted to those with valid passes. It further advised the attendees to use the Metro and other public transport due to limited parking availability around the stadium.
RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, had defeated Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings by six runs to lift the IPL trophy for the very first time at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The side also became the fourth different team to lift the IPL trophy in the last four seasons.
As fans of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team in Bengaluru are eagerly awaiting the victory parade and fan celebration event, following the team lifting the IPL trophy after 18 years of hits and misses, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated on Wednesday that the government is still discussing the celebration and victory parade of the RCB team in Bengaluru.
Following their thrilling victory against the Punjab Kings team at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the Virat Kohli-led team is arriving in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Sources confirmed that the RCB management has decided to hold a victory parade between 4 pm and 5 pm, from Vidhana Soudha to Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru.
After the victory, celebrations erupted across India. Now, the focus has shifted to Bengaluru, as lakhs of fans are preparing to offer a grand homecoming to the RCB team.
Virat Kohli has confirmed the victory parade and fan celebrations. Sources have also confirmed the participation of cricket legends AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle. The decision of the Karnataka government regarding the arrangements is now awaited.
Dy CM Shivakumar, who also serves as Bengaluru Development Minister and incharge Minister of Bengaluru city, spoke to the media at his residence, stating that the details were being worked out and a final decision in this regard would be made soon.
Shivakumar stated, "The RCB team has brought pride and honour. I have watched every moment of the match. We congratulate the team on behalf of the people of Karnataka. They are coming, and in that regard, the police officers and our government are discussing how to felicitate the team."
Talismanic batter Virat Kohli top-scored with 43 off 35 balls as RCB posted an imposing 190/9. In their defence, RCB&rsquo;s brilliant bowlers, led by Player of the Match, Krunal Pandya&rsquo;s match-winning spell of 2-17 in four overs, restricted Punjab Kings to 184/7, meaning that the franchise and Kohli finally became IPL champions for the very first time in the tournament&rsquo;s 18th season.
&mdash;IANS
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No victory parade due to crowd, traffic concerns; felicitation at Chinnaswamy from 5–6 pm

IPL 2025: No RCB Parade, Only Felicitation Event

No victory parade due to crowd, traffic concerns; felicitation at Chinnaswamy from 5–6 pm

June 4, 2025 | 20:54 IST