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People of Mumbai are very attached to their stadiums and display unparalleled fervor whenever any international games, especially cricket, are held in any of the local stadiums. Mumbaikars love cricket as much as they love their master blaster, the indigenous Marathi miracle, Sachin Tendulkar. One of the main stadiums, Brabourne Stadium, is a paradise of cricket that is located within the bustling city of Mumbai. It hosted may test cricket matches from 1948 until 1972. The Wankhede Stadium on the other hand, established in 1975, is the largest cricket ground of Mumbai. The game of cricket is undoubtedly regarded as a religion in the city but other sports taking place in the stadiums are also considered equally important. Scroll through this section to know more about the popular cricket stadiums of Mumbai.
Brabourne Stadium
Brabourne Stadium is one of the oldest cricket grounds owned by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) and was the first permanent venue for sports. This stadium saw 'Master-Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar make his first double century of first-class cricket in 1997-98 in a match between Mumbai and Australia. Located near the Churchgate Railway Station, this cricket ground has hosted about ten
Wankhede Stadium
Sheshrao Krushnarao Wankhede Stadium is one of the largest and one of the most renowned cricket stadiums in the country, which is owned by the Mumbai Cricket Association. This unique stadium can accommodate about 45,000 people all at once. Wankhede Stadium was built in 1974 after a dispute between