The
most important sport in the entire Indian subcontinent is undoubtedly
cricket and the same holds true for Mumbai also. In every park and every
street of the city, one can find little boys as well as girls playing
cricket. All of them have the same dream in their eyes - of becoming the
next Sachin Tendulkar. Bombay is also home to two of the best cricket
stadiums in the country, the Brabourne Stadium and the Wankhede Stadium.
Both of them have served as the venue of some of the most outstanding
Test Matches as well as One Day Internationals. They have been witness
to a number of world records. Given below is more information on the
stadiums of Mumbai.Brabourne Stadium
Brabourne Stadium is one of the cricket grounds situated in Mumbai, the 'Commercial Capital of India'. The stadium, located near the Churchgate railway station, is under the ownership of the Cricket Club of India (CCI). It also houses the offices of BCCI, the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The land on which the stadium today stands was reclaimed from the sea.
Wankhede Stadium
Wankhede Stadium, owned by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), is situated in the Churchgate area of the Bombay City. The story behind the establishment of the stadium is very interesting. Before the Wankhede Stadium was established, the cricket matches in Bombay used to take place at the Brabourne Stadium, owned by Cricket Club of India (CCI).
