Lenders take over MCA’s cricket stadium in Pune

MUMBAI: A cricket stadium in Pune has been taken over symbolically by lenders for non-payment of a Rs 69.53 crore loan by the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA). The state cricket association blamed its financial troubles on non-receipt of payments from the BCCI for the last 10 months. MCA International Stadium, located at Gahunje on the outskirts of Pune, has hosted a Test match and one-day international matches in the past. It last hosted an international match on October 27 when West Indies defeated India by 43 runs in the third of the five-match ODI series. The stadium, set in picturesque surroundings, regularly hosts domestic matches including Ranji Trophy games and has hosted Indian Premier Leaue T20 games too. (PTI)