The decision was formalised at the MCA’s 87th Annual General Meeting (AGM) here on Friday. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to honour three of its former captains — the late Madhav Mantri, Sachin Tendulkar and Ajinkya Rahane — by naming a lounge each after them at the Wankhede Stadium.
“A three-member sub-committee has been formed that will demarcate specific areas for the lounges. Mantri was a multiple Ranji Trophy-winning captain for Mumbai and the last Test cricketer to have served as MCA president. Rahane led Mumbai and India, while Tendulkar remains one of the sport’s most celebrated figures. “It will be distributed to the maidan clubs, schools and college gymkhanas for cricket development. The AGM also unanimously re-elected Rajdip Gupta as the chairman of the T20 Mumbai League and Bharat Kini as a member of the League committee. The Cricket Improvement Committee, headed by former India pacer Raju Kulkarni, was also granted an extension.
“The AGM unanimously adopted the resolution proposing the lounges to honour three of our former captains,” MCA president Ajinkya Naik said after the meeting. It will help Mumbai cricket’s base get stronger with every passing year,” Naik said.