BENGALURU: After weeks of discussions involving the Karnataka government, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), decks have been cleared for the IPL champions to return to their home ground at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The IPL season opener, expected to be held on March 28, will take place in Bengaluru, with four more RCB home matches also scheduled. The franchise will honour its prior commitment to the Chhattisgarh govt by hosting two home games at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
According to KSCA secretary Santosh Menon, Bengaluru will also stage one playoff match and the IPL final this season.
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Read MoreManuja Veerappa, Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India, has dedicated over half of her 22-year journalism career to the publication. Specializing in
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