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MCA Installs Dilip Sardesai Gate Board At Wankhede Stadium
A famous cricket stadium in Mumbai got a special new sign.
The sign is for the gate named after a great cricketer called Dilip Sardesai.
He played cricket for Mumbai and for India a long time ago.
He helped India win an important cricket series in the West Indies in 1971.
The cricket association put up the sign on his birthday, which is a way to remember him.
People who love cricket can now see the sign and remember how good he was.
His family and friends came to see the new sign being put up.
The head of the cricket association said Sardesai did so much for cricket.
The sign will stay there for many years so everyone remembers him.
The Mumbai Cricket Association installed a commemorative board marking 'Dilip Sardesai Gate – Gate No. 3' at Wankhede Stadium.
The installation was held on the birth anniversary of legendary Mumbai and India cricketer Late Dilip Sardesai.
The board was installed in the presence of MCA Apex Council members, along with Sardesai's family, friends and well-wishers.
Dilip Sardesai was a distinguished Indian Test batter who played a significant role in India's historic 1971 Test series victory in the West Indies.
MCA President Ajinkya Naik said the board will remind generations of cricketers and cricket lovers of Sardesai's immense contribution to the game.
- Who
- The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), including President Ajinkya Naik and Apex Council members, along with the family and friends of Late Dilip Sardesai.
- What
- Installation of a commemorative board marking the 'Dilip Sardesai Gate – Gate No. 3' at Wankhede Stadium.
- Where
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- When
- On Dilip Sardesai's birth anniversary.
- Why
- To honour the legendary cricketer's outstanding contribution to Mumbai and Indian cricket and his role in India's historic Test series victory in the West Indies in 1971.
Key facts
- Event
- Installation of Dilip Sardesai Gate commemorative board
- Venue
- Wankhede Stadium (Gate No. 3)
- Organizer
- Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)
- Honoree
- Late Dilip Sardesai
- Occasion
- Birth anniversary
- Career Highlight
- India's historic 1971 Test series victory in the West Indies
- MCA President
- Ajinkya Naik
Quotes
Ajinkya Naik
MCA President
““Dilip Sardesai's contribution to Mumbai and Indian cricket is immense. He was a great cricketer and an important part of India's cricketing journey. On his birth anniversary, it is fitting that we honour his memory and legacy at Wankhede Stadium. The board marking his name will serve as a reminder to generations of cricketers and cricket lovers of the contribution he made to the game.””
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