MUMBAI: The Maharashtra state cabinet on Monday approved allotment of a 2,000 sq m plot at Bandra reclamation to former India and current Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane to develop a cricket academy. The plot was originally allotted to Sunil Gavaskar in 1988 for setting up an indoor training academy, but the cricket legend returned it to the state govt in May 2022.
According to a Maharashtra cabinet note in TOI's possession, Rahane has been given the land parcel on lease for 30 years. The note states 15% of trainees at Rahane's cricket academy must be underprivileged children, and construction of the academy must be completed within two years of Rahane getting possession of the land.