The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has finalized the date for the inauguration of the Rohit Sharma stand on Tuesday, May 13. Along with the Team India Skipper, the stands of the late Ajit Wadekar and Sharad Pawar will also be inaugurated. For the unversed, in its 86th Annual General Meeting on April 15, the MCA took a unanimous decision to name the stands after Rohit, Wadekar and Pawar.
The Divecha Pavilion Level 3 stand will be named after the former Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper, who led India to two ICC titles in a span of a year -the T20 World Cup 2024 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 this year. The Grand Stand Level 4 will be named after former India captain Wadekar. He was the first captain who led the team to maiden Test series victories in the West Indies and England in 1971.
Meanwhile, the Grand Stand Level 3 will be named Pawar Stand. The former BCCI president was regarded as MCA's mentor and is highly respected for his tenure as MCA president from 2011 to 2013 and then from 2013 to 2016.
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Rohit Sharma reveals the emotional talk with parents after the MCA honor
Speaking about Rohit Sharma, the 38-year-old was full of emotions when he got to know about MCA's huge honor of a stand named after him. He also spoke emotionally to his parents, who were constant pillars of strength in his early journey. The veteran revealed that he has told his parents about MCA's grand honor and told them to watch a match from the Divecha Pavilion Level 3 when it is eventually renamed as the Rohit Sharma Stand on May 13.
