Mumbai Cricket

Name three blocks of North Stand in Wankhede after former Mumbai and India captain Dilip Vengsarkar, demands MCA member

The 64-year-old Vengsarkar, a batting stalwart and a former Chairman of Selection Committee, had also served as vice-president of MCA. He played 116 Tests between 1976 and 1992.

Mumbai no longer city of dreams for locals? Current India cricket team composition shows migrants have had better luck

Mumbai was the go-to place for the opportunity to learn and play cricket, to find job openings, and if possible, for the very talented to vie for a place in the Indian side. But have cricketers from the ‘mayanagari’ lost out on their dreams to those from far-flung suburbs and migrants from other states?

Indian cricket is weighed down by selection politics; it needs dynamic decision makers to progress

Cricket teams, at the state and national levels, are picked by skippers, coaches, office bearers, vested interests and even by sponsors. Selectors only get the crumbs; they get to pick the rest of the team — and what’s more, often get paid for doing so

Former India Test batsman and Mumbai cricket stalwart Madhav Apte passes away at 86

Madhav Apte scored 3,336 runs from 67 First-class matches, including six hundreds and 16 fifties. His highest first class score was 165 not out.

MCA invites application Mumbai's head coach position, offers Rs 12 lakh bonus for winning Ranji Trophy

The Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) of the Mumbai Cricket Association will shortlist candidates, for different coaching positions, for interviews.

Wasim Jaffer interview: Majority of the states in India need a coach like Chandrakant Pandit to achieve success

Firstpost sat down with Wasim Jaffer to talk about Vidarbha's success, Mumbai cricket's struggles, the importance of having homegrown players, the importance of domestic cricket and much more.

Former captains, senior MCA officials meet to discuss Mumbai Cricket's way forward after dismal year

Former Mumbai captains including Milind Rege, Sanjay Manjrekar and Sameer Dighe along with senior officials of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) "brainstormed" for betterment of city's cricket

Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Mumbai recall pacer Dhawal Kulkarni for Chhattisgarh tie; Aditya Tare, Shreyas Iyer left out

Kulkarni was left out of the last game in Nagpur as Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande completed fast-bowling duties for Mumbai.

When Ramakant Achrekar turned up at Shivaji Park to coach kids hours after his son's death: Excerpt from legendary coach's biography

Success for him was synonymous with his students’ success. It is not surprising therefore, to see Achrekar getting unconditional love and respect from his students even today.

Slapping Chandrakant Pandit after triple ton to pulling up Vinod Kambli for indiscipline, Ramakant Achrekar shaped characters and cricketers

Achrekar’s selfless devotion to the game resulted in him producing the maximum number of Test cricketers for India.