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Indian Premier League (IPL) governing body, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will discuss for the formulation of standard guidelines for IPL victory celebrations after a tragic stampede at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium that cost 11 lives of fans during their 28th Apex Council Meeting which is scheduled to take place on June 14.
The tragedy happened on Wednesday, June 4, a day after RCB's maiden IPL title triumph, when nearly 2.5 lakh fans thronged the stadium and its surrounding areas to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars, leading to a stampede that left 11 dead and 56 injured.
While the BCCI acknowledged that the celebrations could have been better managed, the matter will now be formally deliberated during the meeting.
"The need of formulation of norms for IPL victory celebration will be discussed during the meeting," a BCCI source told Sports Tak.
BCCI had strongly condemned the incident. BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia had said that it was a private event, but still, BCCI should take responsibility for cricket, and guidelines will be issued to prevent such incidents in future. After this statement of Devjit Saikia, now BCCI is in action and can issue a guideline to ensure that such an unfortunate incident does not happen again.
BCCI's 28th Apex Council meeting will be held on June 14. Apart from the decision on this incident, BCCI's code of conduct, the next domestic cricket season and the venue of the series between India and New Zealand will also be discussed.
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