India, June 8 -- Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, where 11 people lost their lives during the celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's maiden IPL title win. The mismanagement led to a tragic incident where 11 people died and over 50 were injured following a stampede near the stadium on Wednesday, as a large number of people gathered to participate in the team's victory celebrations.

Gavaskar was deeply saddened by the tragedy and also acknowledged the overwhelming emotions of RCB fans, who had waited 18 long years to celebrate their team's first IPL title. The batting great, who did commentating duties during the IPL, lauded RCB for their amazing season ...