The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is all set to increase the seating arrangements at the BKC Stadium for the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Jammu & Kashmir. The match between the two teams will be played from Wednesday (January 23) and Indian stars including Rohit Sharma will be present in the game.
The Mumbai team will also be packed with Indian stars in Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer. Along with him, Ajinkya Rahane will be there, along with other exciting players, to play in the match against Jammu & Kashmir in the second round of the Ranji Trophy.
With big names in action, the Mumbai Cricket Association expects fans to turn up in large numbers to catch a glimpse of their favorite players. Currently, the stadium has seating for 100 spectators and the Association is likely to increase it to 500 seats for the upcoming match.
There are seating arrangements for 100 spectators at BKC, but we will have around 500 seats – MCA official
A source close to the Mumbai Cricket Association confirmed the development, saying fans will have to show their identity cards at the entry point. He also mentioned that there will be security arrangements at BKC. Speaking to the Times of India, he explained:
“Normally at BKC there is seating arranged for 100 spectators, but we will have around 500 seats for fans near the ground cars there. Fans will need to show their I-cards at the entry point. Given the presence of the star Indian, there will be adequate security arrangements at BKC as well.”
Rohit Sharma has suffered a poor spell in Test cricket, the Ranji game is a huge opportunity for him to regain his form
With Indian stars in action, the match will be telecast live on Jio Cinema. It will be a great opportunity for Rohit Sharma to regain his form. He will be returning to domestic cricket after almost 10 years and will be keen to score some runs.
Rohit Sharma has suffered a poor phase in Test cricket as his last 8 Tests have been very scrappy. Indian national cricket team captain Rohit Sharma amassed around 160 runs, 31 of which came during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy as the team lost 3-1.
The Mumbai team has been working hard for the past few days to prepare for the match against Jammu and Kashmir
Hence, to make his case for the Test series against England, the upcoming Ranji Trophy match will be extremely important for Rohit Sharma. The batsman would be eager to score runs and get some coincidences. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal will be back on the back of solid performances in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The Mumbai team has been working hard for the past few days to prepare for the match. It remains to be seen how the Indian stars will fare in the upcoming match against Jammu and Kashmir in Ranji Trophy 2024-25.