Mumbai Mar 29 PTI The Mumbai Cricket Association MCA owes Rs 1482 crore to the city police for the security they provided to various cricket matches a police official claimed on Tuesday The police have sent multiple reminders to MCA officials in the last couple of years but they have not paid the charges for the security provided to matches including the womens World Cup T-20 Test and one-day matches he said The official also said the MCA has paid Rs 420 crore for the police security provided to the Indian Premier League IPL matches and there was no outstanding amount for it PTI DC GK GK

Mumbai Feb 21 PTI A Mumbai Cricket Association MCA functionary on Monday sought probe into the ongoing work at Shivaji Park ground from where icons Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar started their cricketing journey There is work going on in the middle of Shivaji Park ground It looks like that of a road dividing the ground into two parts MCA Apex Council member Ajinkya Naik said in an email to the Association President Vijay Patil The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation rubbished claims that the ongoing work would lead to any inconvenience to the nursery of cricket The work pertains to dust prevention and is being undertaken following complaints from local residents a BMC statement said Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar visited Shivaji Park on Monday and reviewed the work it said Work on mud track and rainwater harvesting is in progress there it added Shivaji Park located in central Mumbais Dadar area is where a young Tendulkar trained under his coach late Ramakant Achrekar Many former India and Mumbai cricketers have also played on the picturesque ground MCA should check with authorities concerned Naik wrote The Shivaji Park ground has a rich cricketing history MCA affiliated clubs may suffer in organising cricket tournaments and practice nets he said He also attached photos of the ongoing work and suggested that the matter be taken up at the next meeting of the council PTI NRB KK VT VT VT

Mumbai Dec 17 PTI Mumbai Cricket Association MCA president Vijay Patil has lauded New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel for donating his 10-wicket ball for the upcoming MCA museum where it would duly be the pride of the placeWhat he Ajaz Patel achieved at the Wankhede stadium was something completely phenomenal And the fact that he did at our iconic Wankhede stadium just gives us another memory to savour from his historic ground Patil told PTIEarlier this month the Mumbai-born 34-year-old Ajaz a left-arm spinner became only the third bowler in Test history to return a 10-for in an innings after Jim Laker 1956 and Anil Kumble 1999 and that too in the city of his birthAnd the fact that he traces his roots back to Mumbai made it extra special for us He was gracious once the feat was achieved he generously gave us the cricket ball by which he took those 10 wickets so that is something that we greatly value and it will occupy pride of place in our MCA museum added Patil who has been the MCA chief since October 2019Patil also stressed that the upcoming museum would inspire the youthI think it the museum formation is a right step because we Mumbai cricket had such a great legacy We had 80 odd internationals and almost 15th of the international runs scored by India have been scored by Mumbai batsmen So our history goes back decadesSo to preserve our rich heritage that will truly inspire our present as well as the future cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni had won India the 2011 ODI World Cup by hitting a six at the Wankhede stadium Asked whether the seat where the ball landed would be preserved Patil quipped Those were very special moments the 2011 World Cup of course was such a special moment in the Indian cricket history the fact that it happened at the Wankhede stadium is etched in our heartsWe have had so many historical moments in Mumbai cricket and all those need to be put together The museum will be an apt place to record these historical momentsPatil is also upbeat about university and collegiate sports which needs to develop and progress in years to comeMeanwhile the DY Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai which had hosted matches of the U-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017 is also a venue for the upcoming 2022 AFC and Patil sounded upbeat about hosting the mega-eventThe tournament is scheduled to be held from January 20 to February 6 in Mumbai Navi Mumbai and Pune PTI NRB BS BS