Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) museum named after former president Sharad Pawar was inaugurated on Saturday rich in memorabilia and artefacts donated by its distinguished players - from Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsakar, Ravi Shastri, Sandeep Patil, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane to India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav. Gavaskar's statue greets the visitor at the entrance of the museum built at the Wankhede Stadium. There are separate sections under the names of some of the game's legends who were products of Mumbai. Almost every single piece of cricketing gear has a rich story to tell. Gavaskar's enclosure has his two precious caps - one of Dadar Union Sporting Club and the other that of Mumbai. Dadar Union is one of Mumbai maidan's most storied cricket clubs which produced many internationals, Vengsarkar and Manjrekar too among them. Its cap holds a special place in Gavaskar's heart. "Dadar Union taught me so much about the fact that the game is bigger than the individual, that you do not take the game for granted, that you have to keep on giving back to the game," Gavaskar said after inaugurating the museum with Pawar, also a former BCCI and ICC president. "That cap was worn on the day we beat Australia in 1981 (by 59 runs in the third Test) when Kapil (Dev) came in at Melbourne and took five wickets (5/28). He was unwell the previous day. He took painkilling injections and came on to bowl. "It was touch and go - I am superstitious, as you probably know from now - I had my Dadar Union cap, which was lucky. That is why I wore that cap that day - not the India cap - because they had to score some 60-80 runs and they had lost three wickets," he said. Spread over 8,000 square feet and two storeys, the museum is an impressively done up facility. There are jerseys, blazers and caps of decorated players and every section has audio-visual explanations. It includes the autographed bat of Rohit which he used in the 2023 ODI World Cup at home as well as his 2024 T20 World Cup jersey. Vengsarkar has donated his sweater from the victorious 1986 England tour and Patil the blazer he wore during the victorious 1983 World Cup campaign. The section of a BEST Bus and a Mumbai local train on Churchgate Station titled 'Sweat & Spirit" to sum up the start of a Mumbai cricketer's journey, stands out. There's a "Wall of Fame" which has portraits of all the 81 Mumbai cricketers who have played for India. A Wankhede Stadium home dressing room replica has been created. The function started with the unveiling of Gavaskar's statue which captures his famous pose celebrating his 10,000th Test run, against Pakistan, at Ahmedabad in 1987. He was the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. "It took me back to that particular time when I got to the 10,000th run, so it brought back very good memories," Gavaskar said....