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.
Ajinkya Rahane and his Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav went under the hammer for Rs 7 lakh each.
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'.
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.
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".
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.
The Dronacharya awardee was given a guard of honour by young cricketers on way to the crematorium.
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.
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.
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.
"It was high time the message was given and this strong step by the BCCI will go a long way in restoring the prestige of domestic cricket," he added.
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.
Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, will continue as BCCI secretary for his second consecutive term.
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.
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.
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.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians have opted for Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Stadium as their home ground.
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 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.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's childhood coach Jwala Singh said the focus should be on the hardwork put in by the youngster and not his 'panipuri selling' story.
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.
Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive retained player in IPL history.
BCCI tells Hyderabad CA that no further change in schedule possible
Unless India performs very well at the T20 World Cup, it could be curtains for chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma.
The second day of the ongoing Ranji Trophy Group matches in Mumbai and Rajkot will start late by two hours from the regular time due to solar eclipse on Thursday. A source in the Mumbai Cricket Association confirmed the development after the opening day's play between Mumbai and Railways concluded at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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.
Vinod Rai welcomed the Supreme Court order on mandatory cooling off period for Board of Control for Cricket in India office-bearers after two consecutive terms and for putting a roadmap in place for the Board's elections.
Among his many achievements, his 49 ODI centuries stand out as a testament to his mastery of the format.
West Zone will be without key players Rohit Sharma and Dhawal Kulkarni in their D B Deodhar Trophy campaign after injuries ruled them out of the One-day tournament, which started on Sunday in Guwahati.
Indian cricket's one-time power centre Mumbai has lost its permanent voting status as per the new constitution of the Indian Cricket Board finalised by the Committee of Administrators (COA) appointed by the Supreme Court of India.
The $385 million acquisition of TEN Sports is set to make Sony Pictures Networks a major cricket broadcaster in Asia as it seeks to expand its Twenty20-dominated portfolio. Sony Corp-owned SPN holds broadcast rights for the annual cash-rich Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament while also having the rights for the domestic leagues in South Africa and the West Indies.
The duo defeated former joint-secretaries Praveen Barve and Vilas Godbole in a four-cornered contest at the Mumbai Cricket Association elections.
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