IPL Unfollows RCB on Instagram Amid Ban Rumors After Bengaluru Tragedy: What’s the Truth?

RCB finally won their first IPL, but the joy didn’t last long. During their celebration at Chinnaswamy Stadium, a stampede happened and 11 people sadly lost their lives. They beat Punjab Kings in the final after waiting 18 years for this win. The fans have always stood by the team, so when they won, RCB wanted to celebrate with everyone. But no one expected such a terrible accident to happen.

Official IPL Instagram Unfollows and Quickly Refollows RCB, Sparking Brief Ban Rumors

According to rumours, on June 9, 2025, the official IPL Instagram page unfollowed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made many people think the team might face a one-year ban. These rumours quickly spread online and caused a lot of buzz. But just minutes later at 12:10 PM, the IPL page followed RCB back ending the rumours. The whole situation happened and was over within 10 minutes.

ipl page actually unfollowed rcb LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/SWdwwFjs3e

— Madbruiser (@Madbruiser) June 9, 2025

RCB announced a compensation of 10 lakh rupees for the families of those who died in the tragedy. They also promised to provide medical support to the injured. The Karnataka government stepped in as well and announced 25 lakh rupees compensation for the families who lost their loved ones.

Will BCCI Ban RCB?

IPL teams are businesses, but they have to follow rules from BCCI. These rules include keeping people safe. Right now, there is an investigation about the stampede in Bangalore. If RCB broke any rules, BCCI might have to take strong action, like banning the team. This has happened before with Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals when they were banned for two years because of spot-fixing. So, banning RCB is possible if they are found guilty.

But the rumours saying BCCI has already decided to ban RCB, or that IPL unfollowing RCB on Instagram means a ban is coming, are not true. BCCI can’t ban RCB without a proper investigation. They will check everything carefully before making any decision.

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