Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) Apex Council, at its meeting with representatives of office clubs on Thursday, took some crucial decisions to strengthen office cricket, acknowledging its role in providing players with both sporting opportunities and career stability.

In honour of former Mumbai captain, late Milind Rege, a Fund for Advancement of Cricketing Excellence (FACE) has been instituted to nurture talent and promote cricketing excellence. For emerging office cricketers, the Eknath Solkar award has been initiated to promising talent.