The much-anticipated Mumbai Cricket Association elections are over and done with save the issue about whether Sharad Pawar can take charge of the association after senior politician Gopinath Munde approached the city civil court to appeal against the rejection of his nomination. Munde was rejected because he is not a resident of Mumbai.

The number of politicians entering Mumbai cricket is on the rise. The presence of a few politicians is not such a bad thing because the sport needs the influence of politicians to get things working on the administrative floor. But a body cannot be overflowing with power because it could lead to groupism.