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Prithvi Shaw and Arjun Tendulkar sat together at Wakhede Stadium during 2011 Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai.
Prithvi Shaw and Arjun Tendulkar at Wakhede Stadium during 2011 Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai (X)
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will be celebrating the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Wankhede Stadium on January 19, where former India captains will be honoured.
Legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Dilip Vengsarkar will also be part of the grand celebrations. The other stalwarts who are expected to join the celebrations are former India skippers Ravi Shastri, Ajinkya Rahane, current T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav and former national women’s team captain Diana Edulji. The main event will also feature Mumbai’s legendary men’s and women’s players from domestic and international cricket.
Indian stars like Sunil Gavaskar, Vinod Kambli Sanjay Manjrekar, Wasim Jaffer, Raju Kulkarni, Chandrakant Pandit, Lalchand Rajput, Shobha Pandit and Arundhati Ghosh have been felicitated.
Prithvi Shaw, who grew up on the grounds in Mumbai as a young prodigy recalled his memories of the Wankhede Stadium.
Shaw revealed his first visit to the stadium during the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka, as he witnessed the Men in Blue lift the trophy alongside his ‘friend’ Arjun Tendulkar, son of the cricket legend Sachin.
“My first memory that I remember, and it’s for the rest of my life, was when I came here to watch the 2011 World Cup. I was 11 that time; me and Arjun Tendulkar, my friend, we both sat here and watched that game live. I still remember the moment when we lifted that World Cup. What an experience. That was my first time,” Shaw was quoted as saying by HT.
“As kids, we always dreamed about playing in Wankhede Stadium. We are now celebrating 50th anniversary of Mumbai Cricket Association, and I think everyone should come and join the celebrations. It’s for all the Mumbai people. Please come on 19th and have a big celebration,” he added.
Prithvi has not been ahving the best of times due on the field. He was dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy team owing to disciplinary reasons. His form with the bat has led him to be go unsold in the 2025 Indian Premier League auction.
(With inputs from Agencies)
