Statues of former India captain Sunil Gavaskar and former MCA, BCCI and ICC chief Sharad Pawar will welcome visitors to the 8000 square feet MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum that will be inaugurated at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Gavaskar’s statue shows him celebrating after becoming the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs (following a late cut against Pakistan’s Ijaz Faqih at Ahmedabad in 1987). The museum is named after Sharad Pawar, who served as the MCA President from October 2013 to January 2017. PIC/ KIRTI SURVE PARADE

“Pawar Saheb’s statue shows him holding a file while walking and Gavaskar Sir’s statue will have him showing his bat while celebrating his 10,000 Test-run feat,” MCA President Ajinkya Naik told mid-day on Friday. “Both these statues will be an inspiration to youngsters; one is of a master of cricket administration, who served the MCA, BCCI and ICC as its chief, and the other of a little master, who is well known for his batting skills, having scored tons of runs,” added Naik.

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