A decent voter turn-out is expected when it comes to retired men and women India cricketers from the city in Friday's Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections, but according to some cricketers, the MCA could have handled things better.

Retired internationals (Test and ODI) will be allowed to vote at state elections from this year thanks to the Lodha Committee recommendations. 3 pm yesterday was the deadline for retired internationals to submit their membership forms which qualifies them to vote. The MCA website last night displayed 39 names of internationals who have opted for membership. These 39 include Sachin Tendulkar and Chandrakant Patankar, the oldest living Mumbai Test cricketer at 88. From the 71 male Test players produced by Mumbai, at least 26 are deceased.