Ghulam Parkar

The mortal remains of Dilip Sardesai were cremated on Tuesday.

In a significant decision-following a request by treasurer Jagdish Achrekar to incentivise the Dr HD Kanga League -the Mumbai Cricket Association has decided to introduce cash incentives for the first time in its local tournaments.

In a significant decision following a request by treasurer Jagdish Achrekar to incentivise the Dr HD Kanga League - the Mumbai Cricket Association has decided to introduce cash incentives for the first time in its local tournaments.

When former Vidarbha opener Aniruddha Chore decided to leave Vidarbha fold for Oman in August 2018, his sole aim was to look for the better future. He didn't think too far ahead about representing Oman in ICC tournaments.

There is history attached to the first-ever Asia Cup in 1984. It was the first time Sharjah hosted a One-day International match. Now, 38 years later, Sharjah holds the record for hosting the most ODIs.

Finally, there is something to cheer for the beleaguered Mumbai Cricket Association. The Mumbai Under-14 team retained the West Zone league title by prevailing over Maharashtra.

As expected, the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC), headed by former India batsman Jatin Paranjape on Monday retained ex-India fast bowler Salil Ankola the chief selector of the Mumbai senior and under-23 teams for the 2021-22 season.

During his school days, Sachin Tendulkar had played several matches against the CST-based Anjuman-I-Islam’s cricket team, but now the institute is joining the cricket crazy country to celebrate his last Test match.

One of the glamorous teams of Mumbai's maidan cricket, Parsi Cyclists plan to celebrate their centenary in unique way on October 10.

With a century each, Usama (126) and Vikasdeep (103) forged a 194-run partnership, helping Rizvi amass 716 for 9 at the end of the second day of the Harris Shield final.

After Jay Bista decided to play for Uttrakhand last season, Mumbai have lost another opener this time. Akhil Herwadkar has decided to leave Mumbai, and had conveyed to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that he’ll play for another state in the forthcoming domestic season.

Mehli Irani, a popular wicketkeeper-batsman, who played for 50 years in the Kanga League for Parsee Cyclists, passed away on Saturday at the age of 91 in Dubai. Irani, who also played for Bombay Gymkhana, featured in four First-Class matches, including in one Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai (Bombay vs Baroda, December 1953).

On February 22, 1874 a few men in Mumbai created history. On that day at the house of Badruddin Tayabji, first Indian judge of the Bombay High Court and third president of Indian National Congress, his elder brother solicitor Qamruddin Tayabji, philanthropist Nakhuda Mohammed Ali Roghe, social worker Munshi Ghulam Mohammed and a few others, met, discussed threadbareand decided to start a school with three teachers and 120 students. They named it Anjuman-I-Islam.

The Mumbai Cricket Association has sanctioned a pension of Rs 20,000 per month to the widows of former Mumbai cricketers.

On a recent afternoon, half a dozen former cricketers, including ex-Indian team batsman Wasim Jaffer, swooped down on the iconic Anjuman-I-Islam campus near CST. They were not there to hold or watch a cricket match. Accompanied by several cricket enthusiasts and led by Anjuman's president Dr Zahir Kazi, they revived the tradition of playing cricket on the ground of the 150-year-old heritage building of Anjuman, one of the major cricketing institutions of the city that has produced many top players over the years.

Ahead of Wednesday's India vs Pakistan clash in Dubai at the Asia Cup, here's a look back at the top five matches between the two teams in the history of the tournament.