The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is set to take a call on naming stands at the Wankhede Stadium. Several club members have appealed to the MCA for naming stands after them. India captain Rohit Sharma's name is also in contention. The MCA has received eight requests and will finalise the names after a meeting on April 15.

According to an Indian Express report, the names include former presidents Sharad Pawar and Vilasrao Deshmukh, along with ex-India captain Ajit Wadekar, the late Eknath Solkar, the late Dilip Sardesai, the late Padmakar Shivalkar, former India women's captain Diana Edulji, and Rohit Sharma.

“There have been suggestions from members, and the final decision will be taken by the general body members of the Mumbai Cricket Association,” MCA president Ajinkya Naik told the newspaper.

According to the report, the MCA's apex council members agreed to have a stand named after Rohit Sharma, the T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025-winning Indian captain. No Mumbai cricketer has achieved this feat as India captain. The final decision is due on April 15.

The MCA currently has one Grand Stand available to be named. The East Stand is named after one of India's finest openers, Sunil Gavaskar, which is a common man’s stand.

The West Stand is occupied by Vijay Merchant, while the North has been named after Dilip Vengsarkar and Sachin Tendulkar. The media gallery has been named after late Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray. In 2022, the MCA decided to have a life-size statue of Tendulkar inside the stadium.

With former BCCI and MCA office-bearer Ratnakar Shetty demanding a stand named after Ajit Wadekar, who led India's historic Test series win in the West Indies in 1971, it will be interesting to see whether Rohit's name finally finds a place on the stand or not.

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