Brabourne Stadium to be Railways' Ranji Trophy home as Mumbai Cricket Association plans Rs 500 crore grassroots corpus

Brabourne to host Railways

Brabourne Stadium will serve as Railways' home venue for the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season, according to TOI's domestic cricket coverage.

MCA's big-ticket grassroots plan

The Mumbai Cricket Association, meanwhile, is set to raise a corpus of Rs 500 crore for grassroots cricket — a significant financial commitment aimed at strengthening the game at its foundations in India's cricketing heartland.

Dhoni's quiet influence

MS Dhoni may be away from the international arena, but his influence endures at home. A TOI feature on how the former India captain is quietly shaping Jharkhand's next generation carried a telling verdict from those around the young players: “He made us all believe.”

ILT20 turns up the pace

And in the T20 league circuit, ILT20 season 5 is turning up the pace, with 100-mph legends Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar adding star power to the UAE competition.