𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.♥️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗲 🏟️ 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱. Sport is such a beautiful emotion, it keeps the precious life enriching values embedded within our heart, mind and soul. Spending a day in a cricket 🏟️ is not just about witnessing a game, it gives you friends who turn into brothers for a lifetime with whom you’ve been unknowingly sharing the same bond all your life. All 🏟️ across the globe may have their own charm, but Wankhede is something different in terms of an aura which promises to provide you with a spectacle that you’ll remember for the rest of your lives. Getting up and ready on match-days with a sparkle and belief in our eyes is a feeling that cannot be expressed in just words. Having those memorable train journeys to Marine Lines or Churchgate depending upon your allotted stands and getting a view from the 🏟️ from the outside is something which gives us an adrenaline rush. From waiting in the long queues to get inside the 🏟️ to finally be seated with a “Straight View” (our @NorthStandGang most famously used term), it is a pure emotion which needs to be cherished and lived in between all these moments. We await our national anthem and once we’re done with it in picture perfect sync, we welcome the umpires followed by the players from both the teams. Pure goosebumps. The loud roar you will hear when the bowler is at the start of his run-up with the umpire saying “Let’s Play” will be heard right till the nearby Churchgate station. Until this point, we are nicely warmed-up as well just like the players on the field. If Wankhede stadium is an emotion, the North Stand has to be its greatest ever expression. Every cricketer who has ever played at this venue will truly vouch for this. The atmosphere built here is second to none and our shoulders never drop irrespective of the result being favourable to the home team or not. The reason behind this is we fans at the North Stand are always there to appreciate good cricket being played. We celebrated Virat scoring a majestic 235 vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in 2016 as much as we applauded the brilliance of @AjazP taking all 10 wickets in an innings in 2021. For me personally, our Wankhede stadium will be the most memorable as my first match out here was the one in which @sachin_rt scored his first and only ODI 💯 on 14th December, 1996. I couldn’t have asked for anything more from GOD because seeing this beautiful moment along with my father made it even more special. 💚 A cricket fan may have his own priorities when it comes to loving individual formats, but Test Cricket will always remain in the 💙 of a true cricket fan forever. Watching this format at Wankhede stadium is just like living our most beautiful dream. Every moment spent in those five days will enrich your life with memories. From Sunny G scoring a majestic 86 in 1975 to many memorable Ranji Trophy matches to @RaviShastriOfc hitting six 6️⃣s to Dravid thanking us in 2005 to 🇮🇳 lifting the WC 🏆 in 2011 to Sachin bringing tears to our eyes to Kohli scoring his 50th ODI 💯, we have witnessed beautiful history unfold in front of us. It has been our royal home to Mumbai, India and @mipaltan matches. Here’s wishing @MumbaiCricAssoc and our Wankhede stadium a very Happy 5️⃣0️⃣th Golden Jubilee Anniversary and may GOD bless us with many more to come. As they say, “Picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost.” If Cricket is life, Wankhede stadium will forever have the most secured corner within our hearts with all these beautiful emotions. We would like to appreciate our most deserving pitch curators & groundsmen for everything they’ve been doing all these glorious years in a manner in which we do it from the stands. Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You 🩵🩵🩵 🧡 Ganpati Bappa Morya 🧡 💛 Sachin Sachin 💛

An anecdote from @vijaylokapally sir on we all wondering how sturdy this fine artist was with his elegant wristwork. He once met him at an event & just had a pleasant handshake. The immense power from his wrists & forearm was all enough. Happy Birthday Gundappa Viswanath ❤️

A wizard, we wish to have seen bat live in a stadium with all his style, grace & aura. A master who was the “real hero” of his own teammates growing up on our cherished game. When no one could cross 30, he scored hundreds. Happy Birthday to our legendary Gundappa Viswanath ❤️

Hailing from Gujarat, he played his junior cricket in Mumbai. His 2nd Saurashtra season brought a truck full of runs to help them qualify for their maiden final. Scored heavily for 🇮🇳-A along with being a domestic cricket legend Well played on a glorious career, @ShelJackson27❤️

Post being 4/25 on Day 1, all that a team needs is a champion mindset which enables it to cross any obstacle coming its way. Mulani and Kotian missed their hundreds in the 1st innings, Thakur swinging it brilliantly and Rahane with a solid 💯 in 2nd innings. @MumbaiCricAssoc ❤️

Thank you for this memorable video, Anirudh @CricketKalra. ❤️

“Bowled 'em! What a Ripper” This absolute 🍑 of a @IrfanPathan yorker. The unique beauty of our game lies in the fact that pleasing moments on the field are made even more memorable with a golden voice from the 🎙. Happy Birthday Bill Lawry ❤️

Former 🇦🇺 swing bowler, a magnificent exponent of conventional & reverse swing who completed a glorious quartet in their pace bowling attack with the famed Bangalore ’98 spell. We wish Edgbaston 2005 would’ve ended with a smile Happy Birthday @kaspa369 ❤️

His consistency with the red cherry in Test Cricket was simply unparalleled. The best part about his success was he loved the challenge of bowling to the very best. Here's @BrianLara, his 300th Test scalp with a beauty.🧡 Happy Birthday @glennmcgrath11 ❤️

@Switch_hitt My immense pleasure, Jack. ❤️

“Cricket is a batsman's game” We kept hearing this, while being introduced to our cherished game. But when we saw this legend kept bowling those pristine lines & lengths, we fell in love with his artistry. 10-4-8-4 🧡 Happy Birthday @glennmcgrath11 ❤️

Thank you for this memorable video, @Sachislife. ❤️

The way you lead the shows with legends of our game is truly commendable. Your confidence and breeziness in all you do is a masterpiece in itself and most importantly, all this with a wonderful smile. Happy Birthday to the face of cricket broadcasting, @MayantiLanger_B ❤️

Thank you for this memorable video, @CricketopiaCom. ❤️

@RestInpeacenews @bhogleharsha @MayantiLanger_B @sachin_rt @WasimJaffer14 @SanjanaGanesan @mandybedi @vaid_surbhi @ajinkyarahane88 @ImRo45 @ImZaheer 🙏❤️🙏

The beauty about life and test cricket is that they provide us with a chance to redeem ourselves post every heartbreak. For every tear shed during Chennai 1999, there is a “perfect 10” waiting to give us happiness at Kotla a few days later. The pure magic of @anilkumble1074 ❤️

A Top Ten which cleaned up Pakistan in Delhi. 🧡 Destiny & Jumbo had some plans to overcome that Chennai 💔 into something very special that would help heal our wounds. Twenty-six years to this magical 2️⃣6️⃣.3️⃣-9️⃣-7️⃣4️⃣-1️⃣0️⃣ spell from @anilkumble1074. ❤️