The MCA, during its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, approved the Apex Council’s decision to name the Wankhede Stadium’s Grand Stand Level 4 after Ajit Wadekar
Ex-India and Mumbai skipper Ajit Wadekar. Pic/Getty Images; (right) Rekha Wadekar
India and Mumbai captain Ajit Wadekar’s wife Rekha was delighted that her late husband will be honoured by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in the form of a stand.
The MCA, during its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, approved the Apex Council’s decision to name the Wankhede Stadium’s Grand Stand Level 4 after Ajit Wadekar. “I am very very happy and honoured that he [Wadekar] got his due reward for what he did for Mumbai as well as Indian cricket. I am thankful to MCA, Prof Ratnakar Shetty and all who wanted his name to be on a Wankhede Stadium stand,” Rekha Wadekar told-mid-day on Tuesday.
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Wadekar, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 77, represented the country in 37 Tests and two ODIs from 1966 to 1974. He played 237 first-class matches. “This is a great reward for him, though he got it [honour] slightly late, but whatever he gets is really very good,” she remarked.
MCA AGM also approved the proposals to name Grand Stand Level 3 as Shri Sharad Pawar Stand, Divecha Pavilion Level 3 Stand as Rohit Sharma Stand and MCA Office Lounge in memory of late president Amol Kale, who passed away last June.
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