Archive · 12 Sep 2026
MCA Expands Club Subsidy, Honors Three Wankhede Cricket Legends
The Mumbai Cricket Association plans to give its affiliated cricket clubs much more financial support.
The subsidy fund will total ₹500 crore over the next 10 years.
Clubs can use the money for equipment, logistics and improving their facilities.
The plan is meant to help grassroots cricket and young players in Mumbai.
The association also decided to name Wankhede Stadium lounges after Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane and Madhav Mantri.
These cricketers are being honored for their contributions to Mumbai and Indian cricket.
The decisions were made at the association’s annual meeting on Friday.
Amjad Sayed was also appointed the association’s ombudsman.
The Mumbai Cricket Association raised its affiliated-club subsidy corpus to ₹500 crore over 10 years.
The funding will support grassroots infrastructure, facilities, equipment, logistics, talent development and club operations.
Wankhede Stadium lounges will be named after Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane and Madhav Mantri.
The decisions were approved at the MCA’s annual general meeting on Friday.
Former Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Amjad Sayed was appointed ombudsman, while the cricket committee received an extension.
- Who
- The Mumbai Cricket Association, its affiliated clubs, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane, Madhav Mantri and Amjad Sayed.
- What
- The association increased its club subsidy corpus to ₹500 crore, named Wankhede Stadium lounges after three cricketers and appointed an ombudsman.
- When
- The decisions were made at the MCA’s annual general meeting on Friday; the subsidy will be provided over 10 years.
- Where
- Mumbai, including Wankhede Stadium.
- Why
- To strengthen grassroots cricket, support affiliated clubs and honor prominent cricketers.
- Subsidy corpus
- ₹500 crore over 10 years
- Funding purpose
- Grassroots infrastructure, facilities, equipment, logistics, talent development and club operations
- Honored cricketers
- Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane and Madhav Mantri
- Venue
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Ombudsman
- Amjad Sayed, former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
- Cricket committee
- Raju Kulkarni, Sangita Katware and Preeti Dimri; its term was extended
- Lounge committee
- Jitendra Awhad, Milind Narvekar and Ujwal Nikam
