The terrible tragedy unfolding in Bengaluru with the death of cricket fans in the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy stadium on Wednesday has cast a pall of gloom over the victory celebrations following RCB’s (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) victory over PBKS (Punjab Kings) in the IPL final at Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The shocking incident shows a woeful lack of planning on the part of the Karnataka state government in managing the massive crowd.

The RCB lifting the trophy for the first time after 18 seasons means Virat Kohli has now won all the white-ball titles that count both at the international and domestic levels.

Having last month announced his retirement from Test cricket and last year from T20........

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