Wankhede Stadium attracts a big crowd for the first ODI since 2020

Mumbai: A renovated and refurbished Wankhede Stadium attracted a big crowd on a working day for the first ODI between India and Australia on Friday — the first match after the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) completed the first phase of the work.

It was a good crowd — around 20,000 by a rough estimate — but far short of the full house of 33,000, considering the Wankhede Stadium was hosting a one-dayer after three years.

The MCA had started renovation and refurbishing of the stadium in a phased manner after some fans had criticised the facilities at the stadiums in India. On Tuesday, the MCA had through a social media post announced the completion of the first phase of the renovation of the stadium that was rebuilt ahead of the 2011 World Cup and hosted the final.

It was also the first One-Day International in the stadium since January 2020 — the same two sides had played that match with Australia winning by 10 wickets on January 14. IANS

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