The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is known as the richest state unit in the land. However, the association's employees have not been paid for two months and things could get worse for them as the festive season of Diwali draws near. The day-to-day affairs of the MCA have been affected since there is no authorised signatory to make payments after the High Court-appointed Committee of Administrators made an exit last month.

Taking into consideration the plight of the staff members, former MCA Secretary Vilas Godbole, has called upon the affiliated clubs to come together and ensure the upheavals of the staff members are put to an end. "The MCA staff members are working without salary for the last two months. I spoke to Parsee Gymkhana cricket secretary Khodadad Yazdegardi about helping them. He was spontaneous in his response, so my club United Cricketers and Parsee Gymkhana will make a payment to one MCA groundsman to start with. We are requesting other clubs to follow suit and help our association staff in this hour of need," Godbole, 77, the president of United Cricketers, told mid-day yesterday.