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|name = Mumbai Cricket Association<br />
|abbrev =MCA<br />
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|sport = [[Cricket]]<br />
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|jurisdiction = [[Mumbai]], [[Palghar]], [[Thane]] and [[Navi Mumbai]]{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}<br />
|membership = [[List of members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India|Full Member of the BCCI]]<br />
|founded = {{start date and age|1930}}<br />
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|region =[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] <br />
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|headquarters = [[Cricket centre]], [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]] <br />
|location = Churchgate, Mumbai, [[Maharashtra]] <br />
|president = Amol Kale<br />
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|vicepresident = Sanjay Naik<br />
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|secretary = Ajinkya Naik<br />
|coach = [[Amol Muzumdar]]<br />
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|url = https://www.mumbaicricket.com<br />
|native name=मुंबई क्रिकेट संघटना}}<br />
The '''Mumbai Cricket Association''' (formerly '''Bombay Cricket Association''') is the governing body for cricket in [[Mumbai City district|Mumbai]] and surrounding regions such as [[Thane]], [[Palghar district]] and [[Navi Mumbai]]. Its headquarter is situated at [[Cricket centre]] in [[Churchgate]], Mumbai. <br />
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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 (cricket)|batting]] powerhouse and for "''Khadoos''" style of play in which the batter sticks to the wickets and plays long innings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-most-i-khadoos-i-of-them-all-1125728|title=The most khadoos of them all|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
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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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}<br />
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The Association was established in 1930, as Bombay Cricket Association. Its name was changed after Bombay is renamed as Mumbai. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-mumbai-cricket-association-elections-vijay-patil-elected-president/article29594573.ece|title = MCA elections: Vijay Patil elected president, Naik chosen BCCI AGM representative| date=4 October 2019 }}</ref> It is one of three cricket associations that govern cricket in [[Maharashtra]] in different regions. The others are [[Vidarbha Cricket Association]] controling the [[Vidarbha]] region and [[Maharashtra Cricket Association|Maharashtra cricket association]] that governs cricket in the rest of Maharashtra.<br />
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== History ==<br />
{{Further information|Mumbai cricket team # History|Kanga League|Parsis cricket team}}{{See also|Hindus cricket team|Cricket Club of India}}<br />
In 1972, under the presidency tenure of [[S. K. Wankhede|S.K. Wankhede]], MCA built its own cricket stadium, which was named after S.K. Wankhede as [[Wankhede Stadium]]. Now MCA organises its domestic as well as international cricket matches at this stadium. MCA renovated it before [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 ICC cricket World Cup]] and organised the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final|final]] in which India defeated Sri Lanka. It is the home ground of Mumbai cricket team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://garwareclub.co.in/gaware-club-house-history/|title=Garware Club House History}}</ref> Since 2007 [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI's]] headquarters [[Cricket centre]] is situated in the premises of MCA.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Mumbai women's cricket team]]<br />
*[[Maharashtra Cricket Association]]<br />
*[[List of Mumbai cricketers]] <br />
*[[List of Ranji Trophy records]] <br />
*[[Hindu Gymkhana Ground]] <br />
*[[Parsi Gymkhana Ground]] <br />
*[[Cricket Club of India]]<br />
*[[Brabourne Stadium]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/NATIONAL/IND/FC_TEAMS/BOM/ Cricinfo profile]<br />
*[http://www.mumbaicricket.com Official website]<br />
*[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-mumbai-cricket-association-elections-vijay-patil-elected-president/article29594573.ece Sportstar article]<br />
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