Cricket First group received a huge boost by none other than Sachin Tendulkar just a couple of days ahead of the MCA polls.
A Cricket First cap which had Tendulkar’s autograph on it was on display yesterday at the reception during a meeting arranged for voters in Worli for the polls which will take place tomorrow.
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“Sachin has sent his best wishes to our group and me especially,” said Atul Ranade, who is a childhood friend of Tendulkar. u00a0“I got this signed from him on Dussehra when he was practicing at the Bandra Kurla Complex.
“He was excited that I was getting into cricket administration. I had, of course, consulted him before taking the decision,” Ranade, who will contest for a managing committee post, added.
Cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar, Kiran More, Nilesh Kulkarni, Jayantilal Kenia, Salil Ankola, Paras Mhambrey and Amol Muzumdar were present to support Vijay Patil’s panel.
While Baroda-based Kiran More urged more cricketers to join administration, Manjrekar batted for clean and better governance. Domestic stalwart Muzumdar appealed to the Cricket First panelists for better treatment of cricketers.u00a0
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