The Bollywood star was banned for five years in 2012 from entering the Wankhede stadium following a fracas with MCA officials after the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians.
Contesting on behalf of the BJP-backed Pawar-Bal Mahaddalkar group, Pawar beat the Shiv Sena-backed 'Cricket First' group's candidate Vijay Patil by 176-142 votes.
The campaigning for the Mumbai Cricket Association's biennial elections, on October 18, is approaching the slog overs, and 'Cricket First', which is still at the crease, is launching a fantastic assault, promising voters the best possible value for their votes.
The Justice Cunha Commission which was constituted to investigate the June 4 stampede, had reportedly concluded in its report that the "design and structure" of the stadium were "unsuitable and unsafe" for mass gatherings
'We have done everything in our power to help him take his game to the next level and become a star player.'
Sharad Pawar appealed to batting great Sachin Tendulkar to help Mumbai cricket in a bid to bring it back to its glory years.
Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar said he spoke to the batting great and he's agreed to share his views on Mumbai cricket.
For spin great Neetu David it was a culmination of a lifelong dream -- to see the India women's team finally end their wait for a World title.
The Maharaja Trophy, the state's top franchise-based T20 tournament, was also moved outside Bengaluru as police had rejected KSCA's proposal to host it behind closed doors. The tournament was played in Mysore behind closed doors.
the BJP have offered support to Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, who is contesting for the post of president on behalf of the Pawar-Bal Mahaddalkar group, while the Shiv Sena is firmly behind the 'Cricket First' group, headed by Vijay Patil, son of Congressman D Y Patil.
Rattled by the recommended sweeping reforms to its structure by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee, the Cricket Board has advised its affiliated state units to convene a meeting of its managing committee before this month end to discuss its implications. "You are aware that the Justice Lodha Committee appointed by the Honourable Supreme Court has submitted its report and we have received a copy of the same," BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has written in his letter to all the Board's affiliated units.
Mumbai Cricket Association's managing committee accepted his formal request to play for Mumbai.
Almost a month after Sharad Pawar stepped down as its president, the Mumbai Cricket Association, on Thursday, nominated its vice president Ashish Shelar as its interim chief.
Former India skipper and ex-chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar would head the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIA) of the Mumbai Cricket Association, according to MCA sources.
The Mumbai Cricket Association's Managing Committee on Tuesday decided to contact the family of late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and seek their consent to name the media box at the Wankhede Stadium after him.
The Mumbai Cricket Association's Managing Committee on Monday took note of the apology rendered by Shah Rukh Khan for his behaviour at the Wankhede Stadium earlier this month.
The chairman of the national selection panel cited his inability to watch local matches as the reason for quitting.
Sri Lanka will start their seven-ODI India tour with a warm-up game in Mumbai on October 22.
Shaw's lack of attendance at crucial training sessions, particularly after poor performances, coupled with a lax approach to fitness, has alarmed the Mumbai team management and led to tough choices.
The master batsman made over 15 suggestions, and the prominent ones among them were no night-time travel, no bus journeys, and ensuring respectful exit for senior players.
Mumbai Cricket Association, headed by former BCCI President Sharad Pawar, would file an intervention application before the Supreme Court to highlight the difficulties in implementing Justice R M (retired) Lodha Committee's recommendations to restructure the Board. This was decided at a meeting of the MCA's Managing Committee, said a media release today from the association's joint secretaries, P V Shetty and Unmesh Khanvilkar. "In a meeting of the Managing Committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association to discuss the far ranging consequences of the Lodha Committee's recommendations, it was unanimously decided that the Mumbai Cricket Association would file an intervention application before the Supreme Court and highlight the difficulties and inconsistencies in the report," the media release said. "Accordingly, the members unanimously authorised Joint Honorary Secretaries and Vice President Ashish Shelar to seek appropriate legal advice and file necessary applications before the Court," the release added.
Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan thanked the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Monday, for showing "graciousness" in lifting the five-year ban imposed on him from entering the Wankhede Stadium.
Former India batsman Pravin Amre has tendered his resignation from the managing committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association after being appointed head of Talent Hunt for IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils.
It's been a while since the sound of red cherry hitting the sweet spot of a bat was heard across the iconic Mumbai maidans as there has been minimum activity in the city due to the 21-day national lockdown owing to the coronavirus pandemic. The MCA has now got hold of a few groundsmen, who stay nearby and can look after the maintenance of these grounds where school cricket, and local tournaments like Times Shield and Kanga League are played.
Vaibhav Gehlot, son of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, was elected president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) as his panel swept all six posts in a tension-ridden election of the state body.
His nomination was announced by the outgoing President, Anthony Wreford, at the MCC Annual General Meeting at Lord's in May this year.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to conduct the October 29 India versus West Indies One-day International match in Mumbai.
MCA has received a formal request from banned cricketer Ankeet Chavan to be allowed to resume his cricket career and the state association said it will decide on the matter at its managing committee meeting on August 2.
Mumbai Cricket Association will be represented by its joint secretary P V Shetty at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Special General Meeting in Mumbai on May 22 to elect its new president following the resignation of Shashank Manohar from the post last week.
Sunil Gavaskar has returned to head the Mumbai Cricket Association's Cricket Improvement Committee after a decade's absence from any activities connected with his cricketing alma mater.
The Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) managing committee will discuss Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik's complaint of verbal abuse against Indian Team Director Ravi Shastri on October 30, in Mumbai.
'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.'
The officials of the MCA are miffed at the sudden decision of the Indian Premier League's Governing Council, handed over their IPL accreditations to the organisers.
The duo defeated former joint-secretaries Praveen Barve and Vilas Godbole in a four-cornered contest at the Mumbai Cricket Association elections.
The Mumbai Cricket Association will shower Sachin Tendulkar with a hundred gold coins to commemorate his fabulous feat of compiling 100 international centuries. The decision to felicitate the batting ace with 100 gold coins, worth around Rs 23-25 lakh, was taken by the MCA's managing committee, headed by Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to stage the inaugural Ranji Trophy match at the refurbished Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 24 between defending champions Mumbai and Assam in the Elite League.
MCA treasurer Ravi Savant, on Friday, defeated Prof Ratnakar Shetty by 10 votes to five to take over the reins of the Mumbai Cricket Association as its interim president in place of Vilasrao Deshmukh, who passed away early this month.
Even as deadline for their crucial meeting with the Justice Lodha panel is approaching, the bigwigs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India are to meet, in Mumbai, on Tuesday to discuss the Supreme Court verdict upholding most of its appointed committee's recommendations for sweeping reforms in the Board.
The media box at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai will be named after the late Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray, Mumbai Cricket Association announced.
Former India Test batsman Praveen Amre and ex-Karnataka left-arm spinner Raghuram Bhat have been found to be in Conflict of Interest by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Ombudsman. However, former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar was cleared of a similar charge.
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