Mumbai's famous Oval Maidan witnessed seven friendly cricket matches on Thursday. But, aspiring cricketers who regularly practise and play tournament games at the Maidan, will now have to wait for at least two weeks to resume playing. BMC has shut the ground for at least 15 days because of the crowds that throng the ground. 

Every weekend, hundreds of cricketers enjoy their tennis ball games at the venue overlooking Mumbai University but they learnt on Thursday that they won’t be allowed in this weekend. “This is so wrong. We won’t be able to play because of the wrongdoing of some people. All budding cricketers, who come here regularly to learn the game and play matches will suffer. We had a 40-over game scheduled for Friday but we won’t be able to play.