Bengaluru, May 22 -- Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Venkatesh Prasad on Friday said the redevelopment of the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is already underway, even as he acknowledged that the venue's limited capacity could have been one of the reasons behind the relocation of the IPL 2026 final to Ahmedabad.

Speaking at an event in Bengaluru, Prasad said the process of redesigning and redeveloping the stadium had begun well before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shifted the IPL final out of Bengaluru.

"One of the reasons that the finals was moved out from this venue probably is the capacity of the stadium. Obviously this process had started before that," Prasad said.

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