D. K. Shivakumar defends IPL final shift, denies link to ticket row |
D. K. Shivakumar defends IPL final shift, denies link to ticket row
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar denied all the allegations of the ticket row after the IPL 2026 final shifted from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad.
New Delhi: A major political and sporting controversy erupted after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final officially shifted from M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, to Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
The IPL norms state that the defending champion’s home ground hosts the final, and by that IPL convention rules, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the IPL 2025 and was set to host the final of the IPL 2026, but the final has........