The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has organized an event to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the world's greatest stadiums, the Wankhede Stadium.
MCA president Ajinkya Naik said that the show to be held on January 19 will bring together domestic and international cricketers from Mumbai. Renowned artists Avdhut Gupte and Ajay-Atul will perform in this event. A laser show will also be held later. The Wankhede Stadium also has stands named after legendary Mumbai cricketers like Vijay Merchant, Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar.
The first match of the stadium was played in January 1975 between India and West Indies. In 2011, India won the ODI World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in this ground. In 2013, Sachin Tendulkar played his last international match at the Wankhede Stadium.
India won the ODI World Cup after 28 years After winning the first ODI World Cup in 1983, India won the World Cup in the 2011 final at this stadium, ending a drought of 28 years. The team defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.
Many great innings have been played at Wankhede. Sunil Gavaskar's innings of 205 runs against West Indies in the 1978-79 series and West Indies captain Alvin Kallicharan's innings of 187 runs in the same match are also memorable. The highest score by an Indian at the Wankhede is held by Vinod Kambli, who scored 224 in his third Test against England in 1992-93.
It was at this ground that Ravi Shastri scored the fastest double century in first-class cricket in 1984-85, hitting six sixes in one over off Baroda's Tilak Raj.
Indian team with World Cup trophy.
Sachin Tendulkar retired in this stadium On 14 November 2013, Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, played his last international cricket match here. In the match against West Indies, the Indian team won by an innings and 126 runs. In this match, Sachin scored 74 runs in 118 balls with the help of 12 fours.
Sachin last played against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium.
West Indies played the first match The first Test match at the Wankhede Stadium was played in 1974–75, when the West Indies toured India. Clive Lloyd scored 242 not out and India lost by 201 runs. The Test also saw crowd chaos, when a fan who came to the ground to welcome Lloyd scuffled with a policeman.
Two decades after the stadium was built, India won its first match After 20 years in 1984, India won its first match in this 32 thousand capacity stadium. The team defeated England by 8 wickets. The ground has the Garwar Pavilion and the Tata End, bowling at both ends. Ravi Shastri (142) and Syed Kirmani (102) scored centuries in this match.
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