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.