The star-studded TPL auction saw the presence of the tennis icons Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza, who gathered together after many years to promote the sport, along with Bollywood celebs Rakul Preet Singh and Sonali Bendre.
Officials 'disappointed' as major cricket centres miss out on staging ODI World Cup games
Senior cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who played a crucial role in Mumbai's conquest of their 40th Ranji Trophy title this season, on Wednesday received award for striking the fastest century in the national championship at the annual awards function of Mumbai Cricket Association.
Hyderabad Cricket Association president Mohammed Azharuddin offered to host IPL matches in Hyderabad in case they are shifted out of COVID-hit Mumbai.
Former India batsman Aakash Chopra does not agree with Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary Sanjay Dixit's view that the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team is 'graceless'.
Mumbai Cricket Association's five-year ban imposed on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner Shah Rukh Khan last year stands and he will not be able to attend his team's IPL match against hosts Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 7.
The Mumbai Cricket Association on Saturday was left red-faced after the final of the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League, to be played on June 1, was moved from Mumbai to Bangalore.
Newly-crowned ICC U-19 World Champions, India were, on Monday, accorded a warm welcome on their arrival at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, in Mumbai.
After giving lukewarm response in the first two days of the third Test between India and the West Indies, cricket fans made a beeline for entry into the Wankhede Stadium, on Thursday, in anticipation of Sachin Tendulkar coming out to bat and score his 100th international hundred.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Narayanswami Srinivasan on Friday rejected Dilip Vengsarkar's claims that he was responsible for the ex-India captain's removal as chairman of selectors, calling the charge 'completely false, motivated and without any basis'.
Ajinkya Rahane and his Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav went under the hammer for Rs 7 lakh each.
Thackeray had addressed the audience as his deshbhakt and deshpremi brothers and sisters" instead of the traditional invocation of "Hindu brothers and sisters" at the Shivaji Park gathering in Mumbai.
Nearly ten days after the pitch controversy, Wankhede curator Sudhir Naik withdrew his complaint against Team India Director Ravi Shastri on Sunday.
Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan hit back at the Mumbai Cricket Association, saying he was not drunk during the alleged brawl between him and MCA officials after the match between Mumbai Indians and his team, and got into the spat only after kids with him were 'manhandled'.
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will be returning as Director of Cricket with the Delhi Capitals during IPL 2023 starting in April, sources said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the state cricket associations and the Board of Control for Cricket in India office-bearers to give their suggestions on the draft constitution for the apex cricket body, to be approved by it.
Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly along with Mumbai Cricket Association joint Secretary Dr PV Shetty are the two erstwhile Indian Premier League governing council members deemed eligible to attend Monday's auctions, but the former captain is not going to be present.
India's women cricketers commence their World Cup campaign with a Group A match against the West Indies in Mumbai on Thursday. The day-night clash will set the ball rolling for the event, which will also have matches in Cuttack, where the Pakistan team (placed in Group B) is based due to security concerns in Mumbai.
NCP president Sharad Pawar fuelled further speculation on getting back into cricket administration when he said that he may be "in some sports body in the future".
Newly-elected MCA president Sharad Pawar announced that their swanky new clubhouse at Kandivli, in suburban Mumbai, will be named after the legendary cricketer, as 'Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana', at a gala ceremony on November 11.
A committee of cricketers set up ten years ago by the then Mumbai Cricket Association president Sharad Pawar to improve the game could be discontinued or converted into a technical committee.
The Dronacharya awardee was given a guard of honour by young cricketers on way to the crematorium.
The selection of Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun in the West Zone U-16 side has left both social media and cricket fans angry. Fans are furious over the exclusion of Pranav Dhanawade, who became the first batsman in the game's history to score 1000 runs in an innings.
The Mumbai Cricket Association, on Friday, banned Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium for five years for misbehaving with its officials and violating its rules.
Sachin Tendulkar's home association - the Mumbai Cricket Association - paid tribute to the batting icon by renaming the MCA Sports Complex at Kandivali as the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, in Mumbai, on Monday.
Denying having lodged a complaint about the quality of the pitch they played on and lost to Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur, Mumbai Indians on Tuesday accused the Royals and Rajasthan Cricket Association for sensationalizing the issue of captain Sachin Tendulkar's post-match comments, terming it a violation of the spirit of cricket.
Rishabh Pant released by DC, Heinrich Klaasen pips Virat Kohli in retention price
Indian Premier League chairman Ranjib Biswal clarified on Thursday that sound and fireworks restriction in Mumbai was just one of the many reasons to shift the final from the commercial capital to Bangalore. The Mumbai police has a regulation about sound permission till 10 pm and hosting the closing ceremony without a sound and light show would not have been possible.
The Shiv Sena is opposed to Pakistan's cricket tour of India.
The BCCI has sought an explanation from the Mumbai Cricket Association for hosting England's Performance Programme squad's practice session at its D Y Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai without seeking the parent body's permission.
In the wake of worsening drought situation in Maharashtra, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Tuesday, informed the Bombay High Court that recycled sewage water will be used for maintaining pitches for the 17 Indian Premier League matches to be held in Mumbai and Pune.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians have opted for Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Stadium as their home ground.
The Indian team started its preparation for the seven-match ODI series against Australia with a light practice session at the Mumbai Cricket Association grounds (MCA) in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Indian team will be hoping to erase memories of their disastrous campaign at the ICC Champions Trophy with a good showing against World champions Australia.
Zaheer to play for Mumbai\nThe India medium pacer will sever ties with Baroda after seven years to play for Mumbai this season.
Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar and medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni have been reprimanded by the Mumbai Cricket Association and dropped for a pre-season tournament in Nagpur later this month on disciplinary grounds.
The long-standing tussle between the Mumbai Cricket Association and Cricket Club of India, both affiliated units of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, came to the fore at last Sunday's Annual General Meeting of the Board following a suggestion to allot international matches directly to CCI.
A day after India vanquished Pakistan in an emotionally-charged World Cup semi-final, top yesteryear cricketers exuded confidence that the Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men would end the 28-year-old jinx to lift the coveted trophy on April 2 in Mumbai.
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