Overview

• The Mumbai Cricket Association said its apex council unanimously resolved to install a life-size statue of the former India captain at Wankhede Stadium.
• The tribute will be the third statue at the venue after Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, with a formal function to follow.
• MCA announced ₹1 crore for the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, and Mumbai players will collectively add ₹25 lakh to support the farming community.
• The council approved MCA cricket academies across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and raised the maidan club subsidy to ₹10,000 per match.
• Vengsarkar reacted emotionally to the news and thanked the association, whose president Ajinkya Naik framed the moves as a blend of legacy and community focus.