Overview
- The Mumbai Cricket Association unanimously approved a life-size statue of former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar for Wankhede Stadium.
- Alongside the decision, the MCA will donate ₹1 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to support the farming community.
- Mumbai players will collectively contribute ₹25 lakh to the same cause, according to statements released after the meeting.
- The MCA will establish cricket academies across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, raise maidan match subsidies to ₹10,000, and supply ground equipment to clubs.
- The statue will be the stadium’s third, joining tributes to Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, and Vengsarkar expressed gratitude for the honor.