Mumbai, November 30: Having played several first-class matches in the Brabourne Stadium, former India captain Ajit Wadekar today urged the BCCI to make regular use of the iconic cricket venue to stage international matches.
“This is one venue which is closest to Lord’s in London.
The atmosphere here resembles Lord’s. All visiting players from Australia, England and South Africa enjoy playing here (whenever a match is scheduled). The atmosphere here is great,” said Wadekar, the last man to lead India in a Test match at the ground.
Wadekar was speaking two days before Test cricket returns to its original home in the metropolis, the Cricket Club of India, which has conducted 17 Tests between 1948 and 1973.
Wadekar was quite optimistic that with the amount of international cricket in vogue now in three forms, a way certainly could be found to hold big matches at CCI on a regular basis.
–Agencies