Overview
- The Mumbai Cricket Association, which held the ceremony Thursday, unveiled the Level 1 Ravi Shastri Stand beneath the press box and renamed Gate 3 for Dilip Sardesai, Gate 5 for Diana Edulji and Gate 6 for Eknath Solkar.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis led the gate unveilings with Sunil Gavaskar and India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav in attendance alongside MCA officials and former players.
- Ravi Shastri delivered an emotional address, recalling years when he was booed at Wankhede, praising the knowledgeable crowd, and noting his late father would have been proud to see the honour.
- Diana Edulji called the recognition a dream come true for women cricketers, while families of the late Sardesai and Solkar accepted tributes in person.
- The MCA Apex Council cleared the plan in February, and a pointed tweet from former teammate Sanjay Manjrekar about stand and gate namings drew notice online after the unveiling.