India, March 12 -- After Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended their long trophy drought with a famous inaugural IPL victory in 2025, talisman Virat Kohli laid down the gauntlet and made extremely clear what the ambition for the fresh year is: do it all over again, and this time, lift the trophy on home turf at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Heading into 2026, there are some complications regarding RCB's home turf. The fatal and tragic stampede and chaos during their title celebrations has forced the KSCA to put the Chinnaswamy on hold as an international venue, meaning it lost matches during both the Women's ODI and the Men's T20I World Cups and those successful campaigns at home.

Even now, IPL matches taking place at the ground where it all s...