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MCA Plans Honours for Tendulkar, Rahane and Madhav Mantri
The Mumbai Cricket Association wants to honour three important cricketers.
They are Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane and the late Madhav Mantri.
The association plans to name a lounge or another special area after them.
A three-person committee will decide which area to use.
Sachin Tendulkar already has a stand named after him.
The MCA also set aside Rs 500 crore for grassroots cricket.
This money will help players and cricket facilities.
The facilities may include local grounds, school clubs and college clubs.
The Mumbai Cricket Association decided to name a lounge or designated area after Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane and late Madhav Mantri.
A three-member committee will choose the area to be dedicated to the three cricketers.
Tendulkar already has a stand named after him at the association’s venue.
The MCA approved a Rs 500 crore corpus fund for grassroots cricket development.
The fund will support grassroots cricketers and facilities including maidan, school and college clubs.
- Who
- The Mumbai Cricket Association, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane and the late Madhav Mantri are central to the announcement.
- What
- The MCA will name a lounge or designated area after the three cricketers and create a Rs 500 crore grassroots cricket fund.
- Where
- The announcement concerns the Mumbai Cricket Association and its cricket facilities; the specific designated area has not yet been chosen.
- When
- The decisions were made at the MCA’s 87th Annual General Body meeting.
- Why
- The area will honour the three cricketers, while the fund will support grassroots players and cricket facilities.
Key facts
- Organisation
- Mumbai Cricket Association
- Meeting
- 87th Annual General Body meeting
- Honourees
- Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane and late Madhav Mantri
- Memorial decision
- A lounge or designated area will be named in their honour
- Selection process
- A three-member committee will decide the location
- Grassroots fund
- Rs 500 crore
- Intended support
- Grassroots cricketers, maidan clubs, school clubs and college clubs
Quotes
Ajinkya Naik
President of the Mumbai Cricket Association
“We have decided to allocate a designated lounge for them. So we have appointed a three-man committee to decide which area we can dedicate to them.”
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“For grass-root cricket, we have decided to allocate a corpus fund of 500 crores.”
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Sources
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