Where Indian cricket was born
The maidans of the commercial capital have been the cradle of the game in the country
The Wankhede Stadium was born out of a dispute between the Cricket Club of India and the Bombay Cricket Association, which wound up building the new ground less than a mile away from the CCI's Brabourne Stadium in 1974.
India v England, World Cup, 1987
The end of a dream. Graham Gooch swept India aside to crush the subcontinent's hopes of an India-Pakistan final. It was also Sunil Gavaskar's last match in an India shirt. He was out for 4.
In the last ODI played at the Wankhede before the renovations began for the 2011 World Cup, Murali Kartik ran through the Australians, taking 6 for 27, the best figures by a left-arm spinner in limited-overs cricket. He then added an unbeaten 21 with the bat as India squeaked home by two wickets.
Mark Waugh and Sachin Tendulkar lit up the first floodlit international in Mumbai with some scintillating batting, with Waugh becoming the first man to score consecutive World Cup centuries.
Vijay Merchant | Sachin Tendulkar | Sunil Gavaskar | Polly Umrigar | Farokh Engineer | Vinoo Mankad | Ajit Wadekar | Subhash Gupte
Most runs Sachin Tendulkar, 455 runs at 41.36 | Top score Sanath Jayasuriya, 151* v India
Most wickets Venkatesh Prasad, 15 wickets at 14.86 | Best bowling Murali Kartik, 6 for 27 v Australia
When it comes to India's top domestic first-class tournament, the Ranji Trophy, Mumbai has been more dominant than Tiger Woods. They have won the event a record 41 times, including 15 in a row from 1958-59 to 1972-73. To put their dominance into perspective, the next best is Karnataka with eight titles.