New Delhi, March 12 -- A Karnataka government-appointed expert committee will inspect the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 13 March, two weeks before IPL 2026 gets underway, according to a report in ESPNCricinfo.

The venue inspection comes in the aftermath of the stampede in Bengaluru during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) victory celebrations after winning the IPL title in June 2025. Eleven people were killed, and more than 50 people were injured in the stampede that took place within the Chinnaswamy Stadium premises.

Ever since the stampede, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has made several upgrades to the stadium.

This includes installing several new entry gates and widening the ones already in place. The upgr...