Overview
- The Maharashtra Cricket Association confirmed December visits by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals and expressed confidence the MCA International Stadium will be approved for fixtures.
- Reporting suggests Rajasthan Royals are the likelier team to shift to Pune, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru may continue at M Chinnaswamy Stadium under tightened safety norms.
- Rajasthan Cricket Association’s ad hoc committee wrote to the BCCI requesting that Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium remain RR’s home and asserting the ground is structurally sound and operationally safe.
- Contingency planning has been driven by safety requirements in Bengaluru after the 2025 stampede and administrative turbulence at the RCA.
- Any relocation to Pune is not yet decided, with BCCI sign-off, government permissions, and logistical planning still outstanding.