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Wankhede Stadium (pronounced [ʋaːnkʰeɖe]) is an international cricket stadium in Mumbai, India. [4] It is owned and operated by Mumbai Cricket Association and is the home ground of the Mumbai Indians. It houses the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the MCA and the Indian Premier League.
Wankhede was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1980-81 to 1982-83, and the Vice president from 1972-73 to 1979-80. He led the Bombay Cricket Association from 1963-64 till his death.
His designs include: Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai (which has hosted numerous famous cricket matches) and also hosted the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. [2]The Sports City in Hyderabad (which was a venue for the 2002 National Games of India and the 2003 Afro-Asian Games [3]
The Mumbai cricket team has played at the Wankhede Stadium since its construction in 1974. In the 1984–85 Ranji Trophy match against Baroda , Mumbai's Ravi Shastri hit six sixes in an over off Tilak Raj, en-route to the fastest double century in first-class cricket at the time.
In 1972, under the presidency tenure of S.K. Wankhede, MCA built its own cricket stadium, which was named after S.K. Wankhede as Wankhede Stadium. MCA renovated it before 2011 ICC cricket World Cup. It is the home ground of Mumbai cricket team. [3] Since 2007 BCCI's headquarters Cricket centre is situated in the premises of MCA.
Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal (Hindi: [jʌʃʌˈsʋiː ˈdʒɛːswaːl]; born 28 December 2001) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the national team.He made his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies in July 2023, scoring a century in his first innings in Test cricket. [3]
The Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League.. Founded in 2008, the team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary IndiaWin Sports.
India Cements-Chennai Super Kings owner and former president N. Srinivasan was criticised for his alleged biased behaviour towards some state boards by awarding them ODI, Test and T20I matches while in office, possibly in violation of the board's rotation policy on venues. [140] [141] [21]