Mumbai Schools

Mumbai is famous for various types of sports, especially cricket. The Mumbai cricket association or MCA is the governing body for cricket in Mumbai and its nearby areas like Thane and Navi Mumbai. It was formally known as Bombay cricket Association. The association comes under west zone. The Association was established in 1930 and has a sound Constitution. This is most likely the only Sports Association in India which not only practices democratic values, but also has a convention of keeping the association on the move with new ideas and enthusiasm. The Mumbai cricket team is the team for the Mumbai cricket association in the Ranji Trophy. The team has won over 36 titles, the most recent being in 2003-04. urrently the association is headed by Sharad Pawar who is also the president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. The Mumbai Schools Sports Association or the MSSA is a sports development body, which plays an important part to promote sports participation among school children. The organisation also looks after the needs of the children as far as sports activities are concerned.