Wankhede Makes History with Guinness World Record!

Wankhede Stadium set a new Guinness World Record on Thursday by making the "biggest cricket ball sentence."

Update: 2025-01-24 09:55 GMT

Wankhede Stadium set a new Guinness World Record on Thursday by making the "biggest cricket ball sentence." The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) was displayed with the official certificate from senior adjudicator Swapnil Dangarekar.

The sentence “Fifty A long time of Wankhede Stadium” was shaped utilizing 14,505 calfskin cricket balls. These balls were set on the ground before the locate screen at the structure conclusion of the stadium.

The record was accomplished on the 50th commemoration of Wankhede Stadium's to begin with Test coordinate, which took put on January 23, 1975, against the West Indies.

The accomplishment was devoted to Eknath Solkar, an amazing Mumbai cricketer. MCA secretary Abhay Hadap clarified that the creation of the sentence utilizing cricket balls was a tribute to Solkar's extraordinary handling abilities. Solkar was moreover the first Indian to score a Test century at the stadium, making history with his 102 within the to begin with Test coordinate held there.

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