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| The Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai was established in 1930 and named after the then Governor of Mumbai, Lord Brabourne. The stadium was home to the Cricket Club of India. However, there were constant disputes between the club and the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), which eventually led to the MCA constructing its own ground, the Wankhede Stadium a little away from the Brabourne Stadium. Wankhede was a better stadium in terms of facilities and had floodlights, which Brabourne did not. As a result of this the Brabourne Stadium gradually began to lose out to the Wankhede in securing international matches. However, domestic matches continue to be played here and most of the times the visiting international teams play a first class warm up match at this ground. The ground has been witness to quite a few memorable matches and innings, including Sachin Tendulkar's first first-class double hundred. The feat came in 1997-'98 against Australia. The Brabourne Stadium was also the venue where Vijay Hazare and Vijay Merchant had their famous scoring rivalries. It has been more than a decade since international cricket has been played at the Brabourne Stadium. But the stadium got a new lease of life when it was selected as one of the venues to host the matches of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, the biggest honor having being awarded the final as well. So in preparation for the tournament, the ground is now undergoing renovation and floodlights are being installed. livescore.warofcricket.com provides information on Brabourne Stadium Mumbai and other famous Stadiums in India. |
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