Author: Bharath Ramaraj

The saga of more arrests and more sackings in the aftermath of the tragic events that unfolded near the Chinnaswamy Stadium continued on Friday (June 6). The police conducted a raid at the house of Rajesh Menon, Head and Vice President of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But Menon is said to be absconding. The police are also pursuing K.T. Majeed, Director and Chief Financial Officer of DNA Event Management Firm, alongside Karnataka State Cricket Association Secretary A. Shankar and Treasurer Jayaram. Both Shankar and Jayaram have tendered their resignations from their respective positions. K Govindaraj, Karnataka CM’s secretary, also had to…

Nikhil Sosale, RCB’s Head of Marketing and Revenue, has been arrested by the Bengaluru Police from the Kempegowda International Airport. Incidentally, employees belonging to DNA Entertainment Network – Kiran Kumar (Senior Event Manager) and Sunil Mathew (Vice President – Business Affairs), have also been detained by the cops. This is in backdrop of an FIR that was registered against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, event management firm DNA entertainment networks, Karnataka State Cricket Association and others in relation to the stampede that took place near the Chinnaswamy Stadium, resulting in 11 deaths and 56 suffering injuries. In addition to it, Bengaluru City…

Bharath Ramraj in Bengaluru It was supposed to be a day of celebration in the aftermath of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s memorable IPL triumph. To start with, the players were expected to meet the dignitaries at the Vidhana Soudha, followed by a bus parade and subsequent celebrations inside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Unfortunately, it turned out to be ghastly scenes outside the Chinnaswamy as multiple people lost their lives and several were injured in a stampede. So, how did the situation escalate so quickly? What was the scene like at noon through the 2 km stretch between the two venues? Was there…

How to describe something that seems indescribable? Just think of it: A bunch of fans are jumping up and down on the chairs. And then you observe some smashing the chairs onto the floor followed by a few supporters trying to dance after falling on the floor in sheer excitement. On a Tuesday night, Bengaluru reached fever pitch as RCB defeated PBKS to end their trophy drought in the Indian Premier League. After 18 long seasons, Virat Kohli, who has played in every one of them, was shedding tears of joy. It was a night where RCB’s players and fans…

Some 6,255 days ago, Brendon McCullum smashed 18 runs off a single over bowled by Zaheer Khan at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Even after that over, the carnage continued as the former New Zealand skipper finished with a jaw-dropping 73-ball 158. Looking back, it seems as if RCB have been under some kind of a spell since that whirlwind knock, as they are yet to hoist the IPL trophy. They came close thrice by reaching the final. At some point of time, during two of those three finals, it felt like they had one hand on the trophy. Eventual result though…

The Mumbai Indians-Punjab Kings Qualifier 2 encounter in Ahmedabad had enough plots and subplots. From persistent rain that threatened to play spoilsport, fluffed chances, a crucial overthrow, tactical errors to a clutch performance from Shreyas Iyer, the game had its share of thrills and spills. At RevSportz, we delve deeper to look at where MI slipped up in their pursuit to reach one more IPL final. Why did Santner bowl just two overs? Mitchell Santner, the New Zealand skipper, has a knack of taking the prized scalp. He may not exactly pick 2-3 wickets in every T20 game, but with…

Despite Sai Sudharsan’s valiant 49-ball 80, Gujarat Titans slipped to a heartbreaking 20-run defeat against Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator of the 2025 Indian Premier League. The mainstays of MI’s victory were Rohit Sharma (81 off 50 deliveries), Jonny Bairstow (47 off 22) and Jasprit Bumrah with the ball in hand. MI will play Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad. Despite MI ending up with 228 on the board, GT gave their fancied opponents a run for the money for long periods. The duo of Sudharsan and Washington Sundar shared an alliance of 84 in just over seven overs…

By Bharath Ramaraj Planning. Precision. Execution. These three words were synonymous with how Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s pacers went about their task in the PowerPlay overs of Qualifier 1 of the 2025 Indian Premier League game against Punjab Kings. Around 28 of the 36 deliveries were on a length or back of a length, alongside one short ball ushered in by Josh Hazlewood. Somewhere the RCB camp had understood that there was tennis-ball bounce and a hint of nip for the pacers to take advantage of in Mullanpur, and they utilised it. By the end of the seventh over, PBKS were…

Just scroll through some old news copies before India’s tour of England in 2021, and you will find one name who has been constantly on the fringes of the national Test squad – Abhimanyu Easwaran. He was one of the standbys for both the World Test Championship (WTC) final and the subsequent Test series against England. As it happened, he didn’t partake in any of the Test matches. More than a year later, he was included in the Test squad for the Bangladesh series. But with KL Rahul and Shubman Gill in the mix, he had to again sit out.…

Our brains are conditioned to store certain memories in capsules. So, it chooses the right moments during a lifetime to be memorised. For a few cricket fans, especially for supporters of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Virat Kohli, one of those memories could be the cliffhanger of a game played between RCB and LSG in Lucknow. It had its share of bloopers and tactical errors. In terms of quality, it may not have been the best game of the tournament. But it kept everyone on the edge of their seats. And then it happened, Jitesh Sharma, the man of the moment,…