With the Justice Lodha Committee granting international cricketers an automatic vote in their state association affairs, it was the beginning of a new chapter in Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) history yesterday.

Such was their enthusiasm that the first three voters to turn up were cricketers — Sandeep Patil followed by Jatin Paranjape and Sameer Dighe. Of the 39 male and female cricketers registered to vote, 30 turned up. Sachin Tendulkar and his childhood buddy Vinod Kambli came together for the elections.