Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray on Friday said that the grand welcome given to the T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team in Mumbai is also a message to the BCCI that the final match of any major tournament should never be postponed due to the financial condition of the country. Don't be snatched away. capital.
Thackeray's comments appear to be a criticism of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for hosting the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad instead of Mumbai. India had lost to Australia in the 50-over World Cup final in November last year.
"Yesterday's celebration in Mumbai is also a strong message to the BCCI... never take the World Cup final away from Mumbai," the former Maharashtra minister said in a post on X.
Thackeray's comments come a day after thousands of cricket fans gathered at Marine Drive in south Mumbai to watch the victory parade of the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team, which returned home from the West Indies on Thursday morning. India won the T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in Bridgetown (Barbados) late last month.
The open bus parade started from the National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA) at Nariman Point after 7.30 pm and proceeded to Wankhede Stadium. Although it usually takes five minutes to cover the distance between these two points, the parade took more than an hour and a half to do so due to the huge crowd of fans.
Thackeray's comments appear to be a criticism of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for hosting the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad instead of Mumbai. India had lost to Australia in the 50-over World Cup final in November last year.
"Yesterday's celebration in Mumbai is also a strong message to the BCCI... never take the World Cup final away from Mumbai," the former Maharashtra minister said in a post on X.
Thackeray's comments come a day after thousands of cricket fans gathered at Marine Drive in south Mumbai to watch the victory parade of the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team, which returned home from the West Indies on Thursday morning. India won the T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in Bridgetown (Barbados) late last month.
The open bus parade started from the National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA) at Nariman Point after 7.30 pm and proceeded to Wankhede Stadium. Although it usually takes five minutes to cover the distance between these two points, the parade took more than an hour and a half to do so due to the huge crowd of fans.
