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There are a few rough edges that need smoothening out, but all in all the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has been transformed from a concrete monstrosity into a ground worthy of hosting a World Cup final

Ratnakar Shetty, the World Cup's tournament director, has said that only 4,000 tickets for the World Cup final will be available to the general public due to commitments to give tickets to the ICC and the MCA's member clubs

The Mumbai fire brigade department has asked the Wankhede Stadium to undertake measures to improve its fire safety mechanism as it is currently not in compliance with fire safety norms

World Cup preparations at several stadiums are still running behind schedule, but the ICC chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, remains confident there will be no last-minute dash to complete the work

An ICC inspection team has raised serious concerns over the preparedness of Eden Gardens and the Wankhede Stadium for next year's World Cup

The maidans of the commercial capital have been the cradle of the game in the country

The refurbished Wankhede Stadium will host its first Ranji Trophy match in November between defending champions Mumbai and Assam

Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium has been dropped as the venue for the third Test between India and New Zealand from November 20-24 due to the ongoing renovation work at the stadium

The renovation and modernisation work at the Wankhede Stadium has run into a legal wrangle, which could make the venue miss the deadline for the 2001 World Cup

Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium has been confirmed as the venue of the final of the IPL on June 1

Today's match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals is likely to be the last IPL game at the DY Patil Sports stadium

Two of Mumbai's home IPL matches - on May 14 and 16 - are likely to be shifted from the DY Patil Stadium to the Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium will not be hosting any of the matches of the Indian Premier League

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has requested the Maharashtra government to allot it a plot of land for building a bigger stadium in South Mumbai

Mumbai has been chosen as the venue for the World Cup 2011 final through a joint decision taken by the four subcontinental boards

The BCCI put on a show to match (and in some ways outdo) the ICC awards last night, when they handed out the CK Nayudu awards for lifetime achievement in Indian cricket

Yuvraj Singh's failure to hold James Anderson at short leg right at the end of England's second innings took the missed chance count for this Test to 15 - and we've still 90 overs to play.

This should be England's match but don't put your house on it

Two Middlesex mates come together for England

The Indian cricket board is on a collision course with the ICC over the 2006 Champions Trophy