The Cricket Board will pay Mumbai Cricket Association around Rs 23 crore as its "contribution" to the affiliated unit's "cricket development" purposes, in lieu of lease rent for occupying its premises at Cricket Centre inside the Wankhede Stadium complex. Sharad

Mumbai Indians' hopes got a big shot in the arm when their icon player and captain Sachin Tendulkar today declared himself fully fit to play his first Indian Premier League match against Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede stadium here on May 14. "Yes I will be playing the match on May 14.

India's World Cup winning cricketers returned to a tumultuous welcome today as an ecstatic nation rolled out the red carpet for the homecoming of their young heroes. The euphoria of the remarkable Twenty20 World Cup triumph spilled over onto the streets as the bustling metropolis virtually

Come October and Wankhede Stadium, India's second largest cricket ground, will undergo massive renovation. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will demolish a few of the stands of the Wankhede Stadium and remodel it to host the finals of the 2011 World Cup, slated to be held in the sub-contin

The BCCI president, Sharad Pawar, will address the Indian World Cup team here on February 27 before it leaves for the West Indies. The BCCI chief will talk to players after the official media conference at the Board's headquarters in the Wankhede Stadium, Board sources said today. Dep

Mumbai today won their 37th Ranji Trophy title by registering a 132-run win over Bengal at the Wankhede Stadium here today. Chasing a stiff target of 472 runs for victory by the home team, Bengal made a strong effort to reach the target before folding up for 339 in their second innings a

Zaheer Khan produced a devastative spell of fast bowling to put Mumbai in a position of strength against Bengal on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League cricket final at the Wankhede Stadium here today. Playing his first match for Mumbai, Zaheer claimed five for 40 to dismiss the

Sachin Tendulkar and opener Wasim Jaffer hit contrasting century knocks to help hosts Mumbai manage a respectable score against Bengal on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy cricket final here today. Resting on the duo's efforts, Mumbai recovered from a poor start to end the day at 281