Mumbai already had two Test venues—the Bombay Gymkhana and the Cricket Club of India-owned Brabourne Stadium, the latter barely metres away from the Wankhede. However, disputes with the CCI over ...
The late Shri SK Wankhede ... the Mumbai Cricket Association office used to work from a dingy ground floor area below the North Stand of the Brabourne Stadium that belonged to a private club ...
The iconic stadium in South Mumbai was built 50 years ago despite the fact that the city already had a stadium to host cricket matches. It’s first Test also didn’t quite go as intended.