Abhay Hadap beat his fellow Apex Council member Suraj Samat by 55 votes to become the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) Secretary, in an interest-filled election at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

Hadap got 196 votes, while Samat secured 141. “I never dreamt that I’d become the MCA secretary one day, or reach this level. This is a common man’s victory. My win was possible because of all the maidan club secretaries and cricketers,” Hadap told reporters after his triumph.