India Test batter Ajinkya Rahane, who led Mumbai to their 42nd Ranji Trophy title last season, will embark on a new journey soon—guiding budding cricketers at his 
academy.

In Monday’s cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister Eknath Shinde, the state government took a decision to allot a plot of 2,000 square metres in Bandra Reclamation to Rahane on a 30-year lease. Interestingly, in 1988 this same plot had been allotted to former India captain Sunil Gavaskar to start an indoor cricket coaching academy.