{"id":3103,"date":"2026-03-26T15:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:03:03","slug":"11-seats-to-remain-vacant-in-chinnaswamy-stadium-to-honor-ipl-opening-ceremony-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/11-seats-to-remain-vacant-in-chinnaswamy-stadium-to-honor-ipl-opening-ceremony-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Seats to Remain Vacant in Chinnaswamy Stadium to Honor IPL Opening Ceremony Victims ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tragedy has cast a shadow over the excitement of the IPL. While everyone was prepared to start the new season with joy, a pall of gloom has descended upon the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Following the victory celebrations of the IPL last year, a tragic incident occurred outside the stadium, resulting in the deaths of 11 individuals. Among the deceased was a 14-year-old teenager.<br>To pay tribute to these 11 victims during the opening match of the IPL in Assam (likely referring to the local broadcast or specific regional context), several steps have been taken by the Karnataka State Cricket Association along with the IPL management.<br>According to the decision, 11 seats will be kept vacant in the Chinnaswamy Stadium in their memory. These 11 seats will be specifically marked during the opening match held on March 22. Along with this, a gallery of photos of the 11 individuals will be displayed. This initiative is being taken to honor the memory of the deceased. This is not just for the IPL opening but is intended to be a mark of international respect for the victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragedy has cast a shadow over the excitement of the IPL. While everyone was prepared&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3105,"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103\/revisions\/3105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theimphalreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}