RCB captain Rajat Patidar made a shocking claim where he seemed almost certain that the IPL 2026 final will be played at his franchise’s home ground M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, and he also seemed confident of being one of the teams to enter the final.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore team won the IPL 2026 title, ending their 18-plus season of bad luck. However, despite his excellent form, his biggest letdown at the end of the season was the carnage at RCB’s victory parade at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Since then, Chinnaswamy has been banned from functioning as a venue for domestic and international matches after the commission that investigated them revealed that the ground did not have the necessary arrangements in place to qualify as a ground that could host so many spectators.
Is Rajat Patidar confirmed place for IPL 2026?
Royal Challengers Bangalore are taking on Delhi Capitals at their home ground M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Before the start of the game, RCB captain Rajat Patidar made a shocking claim while speaking after the end of the toss.
Rajat Patidar claimed that he will host the 2026 IPL final; However, no such confirmation has come yet from the IPL Governing Committee of BCCI. However, as per IPL rules, the defending champion gets to host the final match of the next season; However, confirmation was absent after the unforgettable mismanagement at this site.
“Of course, there was a lot of planning behind it. And as you know, we have the final at Chinnaswamy this year, so we have to win all the home matches,” the defending team captain said.
Chinnaswamy was also scheduled to host India Women’s World Cup matches, including some playoffs, and Indian Men’s T20 World Cup matches, had the accident at the Victory Parade not occurred.
RCB off to unbeaten start in Chinnaswamy in IPL 2026
The reigning IPL champions, Royal Challengers, are playing as the best team in a season for the first time, with their maiden title. They are being led by young batsman Rajat Patidar from Madhya Pradesh.
However, unlike last season, when they were losing matches on their home ground, this season they are so far undefeated on their home ground. They have played three matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
After playing their first two matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, RCB got off to a winning start but lost their only game at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati. They bounced back by winning their last game against Lucknow Super Giants, securing their third win of the season and taking them to no. 2 in the marks table.
RCB became the first team in IPL history with this unique record in Chinnaswamy.
With Rajat Patidar as the RCB captain, the franchise is at the cusp of a new phase having recently completed 100 home matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The ongoing RCB vs DC match is the fourth game for the Challengers in Bengaluru, while Delhi Capitals are also looking for their third win of the season. The Capitals also made a great start by winning their first two matches.
Rajat Pattidar has been RCB’s best batsman as he has not only scored the second-most runs for the Challengers but has also dominated with a superb strike rate. Rajat Patidar is now third on the Orange Cap leaders board and has scored 230 runs in 6 matches with a strike rate of 212.96.
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