IMAGES from the Day 1 of the third Test played between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday
India will still be without injured vice-captain Hardik Pandya for Thursday's World Cup match against Sri Lanka.
Acknowledging that there was a suggestion to shift next month's scheduled Test against the West Indies to D Y Patil Stadium, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) joint secretary Nitin Dalal, on Tuesday, said that the match would be held at the Wankhede Stadium only.
Test cricket is all set to return after a long gap of 35 years to the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium.
Jammu and Kashmir caused a major upset in the Ranji Trophy as they shocked defending champions Mumbai by five wickets on Saturday.
The Wankhede stadium track for Saturday's all-Asian World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka appears totally different from the one on which his team played New Zealand earlier in the tournament, says Sri Lanka's senior batsman Mahela Jayawardene.
Amid apprehensions about Wankhede stadium becoming a possible terror target during the cricket World Cup, a laptop containing vital information about the renovated stadium and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link has been stolen, setting off alarm bells in the police establishment. A theft case was registered by the Azad Maidan police station on Monday morning after a window on the seventh floor of PWD's building in south Mumbai was found broken and the laptop missing.
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Jharkhand, however, could not make the knockouts from the group as Gujarat topped it with Haryana being the second team to progress. Jharkhand finished third.
The five-time champions finished last in IPL 2024 with everything going wrong for them. This time, MI is focused on ensuring that everything goes right, and that their journey towards a sixth title is back on track from the beginning.
It's Sachin Tendulkar's last match at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai and naturally many Bollywood stars are likely to drop in to honour the Little Master.
The opening day in the second Test between India and the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium was all about tourists' brittle batting, Pragyan Ojha's five for 40 and Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 38, which raises hope for a record 52nd Test hundred from the batting icon in his farewell 200th Test.
Virat Kohli's prominent advertising billboards overshadowed the retiring Sachin Tendulkar's pictures, the MCA removed the rising star's hoardings from the Wankhede stadium.
The Wankhede stadium finally threw its door open on Sunday. Understandably, there was a huge media gathering as officials took scribes around the renovated stands, newly-built players' dressing room, press box and various other facilities.
Such was rush at the ticket windows that police had to resort to mild-force following a commotion at the stadium.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said the grand welcome accorded to the T20 World Cup winning Indian cricket team in Mumbai was also a message to the BCCI to never take away the final match of a major tournament from the country's financial capital.
Nine were admitted to the state-run GT Hospital for suffering injuries or complaining of breathing difficulties due to excessive crowding.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is an ardent fan of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, plans to watch the cricketing legend's second last test innings at Kolkata.
44-year-old Devendra Fadnavis, who was on Tuesday elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party, will take oath of office along with few others in an impressive ceremony at the stadium which will host a government function for the first time.
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.
Sri Lanka are no pushovers but they have faltered more often than not in this World Cup after an superlative show in the qualification round.
Musheer became the youngest Mumbai batter to score a century in a Ranji Trophy final, surpassing Tendulkar's record.
Like many Mumbai fans, Sara would have been disappointed not to see her younger brother Arjun make his IPL debut despite the five-time champions being out of the play-offs.
Former cricketer Anil Kumble reacted to India's disappointing defeat to New Zealand in the second Test of the series in Pune, stating that India's batting has let the hosts down.
India recorded their first-ever win in a Twenty20 International at the Wankhede Stadium when they edged out Sri Lanka by five wickets to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma's return to form might have come too late for Mumbai Indians, but it augurs well for him and the Indian team heading into the T20 World Cup next month, feels the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
Australian quick Josh Hazlewood expressed that India's rare series whitewash at home to New Zealand could "awaken a sleeping giant" as they prepare to take on the ICC World Test Championship table-toppers in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from November 22 onwards.
MCA president Ravi Savant does not foresee any problems with staging the five-day match, starting Friday, November 23.
Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar did not hide his disappointment over the Wankhede Stadium strip that offered big turn to the spinners in Saturday's match against Deccan Chargers.
On the field incidents involving players are common in cricket but seldom has a player lashed out at the crowd.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Saturday expressed confidence that the two World Cup venues -- Eden Gardens and Wankhede Stadium - will be ready by the middle of January next year.
India rode on stroke-filled half centuries from Suresh Raina (80) and Virat Kohli (86) as they recovered from an early jolt to post a comfortable six-wicket victory over England and take 4-0 lead in the five-match ODI series, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
The Mumbai Cricket Association informed a local police station to prevent Kolkata Knight Riders principal owner Shah Rukh from entering the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, when his team takes on Mumbai Indians, on Tuesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore on Monday said the Bollywood star would be present at the ground "in spirit if not in person".
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Images from the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday.
Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain Ajinkya Rahane has praised the BCCI 'for giving importance to domestic cricket.'
The Rajasthan Royals captain is playing his final professional match, against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai.
Suryakumar, who has been out of action since December, had a fitness test at the NCA on Tuesday but PTI understands that the 33-year-old needs "further assessment".
The revamped Wankhede Stadium, venue of the cricket World Cup's summit clash on April 2, is geared up and ready to host its first international encounter in more than three-and-a-half years, said Mumbai Cricket Association official Lalchand Rajput on Friday.
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