Pune: A group of former first-class Maharashtra cricketers want to revive the state's players' association that was established and registered in 2004, but remained non-functional. “We had no adequate support from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) and we were not that active. But now that the Lodha Panel has expressed the need for player associations, we want to put our grievances before the MCA and want to be heard,” said former Maharashtra batting star Milind Gunjal at a press conference on Saturday.

All-rounder Yajurvindra Singh, who played four Tests for India in the 1970s, said, “Our views were never given importance and we were not acknowledged. Being former cricketers, we want due respect from the officials and want to show the world that cricketers can also become good administrators.”