After all Mumbai’s cricketing legacy is built on active grit, not grandstands. Experts suggest reviving the city’s traditional maidan culture and converting underutilised plots like Mulund dumping ground, Kanjurmarg metro land, or the Eastern Waterfront into versatile cricket spaces, prioritising grassroots development over grandstands

Ishan Kishan’s explosive 53 off 20 balls, backed by impactful cameos from Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya, helped India post 240/6 and register a 30-run victory over South Africa in a T20 World Cup warm-up match at Navi Mumbai