Mumbai Cricket Association

rdf:langString Mumbai Cricket Association

rdf:langString Mumbai Cricket Association

rdf:langString Amol Kale

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rdf:langString Mumbai, Palghar, Thane and Navi Mumbai

rdf:langString Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra

rdf:langString Vijay Patil

rdf:langString The Mumbai Cricket Association (formerly Bombay Cricket Association) is the governing body for cricket in Mumbai and surrounding regions such as Thane and Navi Mumbai. Its headquarter is situated at Cricket centre in Churchgate, Mumbai. It governs Mumbai cricket team and organise, sanctions cricket tournaments in Mumbai district. Its Mumbai team is the most dominant team in India's First-class cricket. It has won Ranji Trophy record 41 times. Cricketers such as Vijay Merchant, Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar etc have played for MCA's team. Its team historically known as batting powerhouse and for "Khadoos" style of play in which the batter sticks to the wickets and plays long innings. The jurisdiction of MCA includes the area up to Dahanu in the Western Suburbs, Badlapur in the Central Suburbs, and Navi Mumbai up to Kharghar. The Association comes in the west zone. The Association was established in 1930, as Bombay Cricket Association. Its name was changed after Bombay is renamed as Mumbai. It is one of three cricket associations that govern cricket in Maharashtra in different regions. The others are Maharashtra cricket association that governs cricket in Maharashtra except Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane district, Palghar district Vidharbh.

rdf:langString MCA