Virat Kohli said he was lost for words and “gutted” by the loss of lives and injuries caused by a stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2025 victory celebrations in the city on Wednesday, June 4.
Kohli, who led RCB’s lap of honour inside a packed stadium, shared the team’s official statement on Instagram, adding a personal message expressing his sorrow at the tragic incident.
“At a loss for words. Absolutely gutted,” he wrote with a broken heart emoji.
The stampede, which occurred outside the venue while thousands of fans tried to catch a glimpse of the victorious team, claimed 11 lives and left 47 others injured.
