Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is contemplating appointing Milind Rege as its advisor. Rege (74), a former skipper and a legend of Mumbai cricket, will advise the association on its cricketing activities.
Cricbuzz learns that MCA president Amol Kale has had discussions with Rege over the role and the appointment will come through once the Apex Council of the association meets. The Apex Council meeting is expected to happen soon enough.
The Rege development comes close on the heels of the MCA decision to have a new Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) which largely handles the cricketing matters of the association. Lalchand Rajput has been made the CIC chairman with Sahil Kukreja and Preeti Dimri as its members. Rajput said he has accepted the role.
Rege played 52 first-class games for Mumbai and was part of the team’s six Ranji Trophy victories. His role, of course, will be independent of the CIC jurisdiction and sources say that the jobs of the CIC and the advisor will be clearly and distinctly defined.
Rege is considered an integral part of Mumbai cricket and has held many positions, including captaining, coaching and selecting the Mumbai team. He played for Mumbai when the best of domestic cricket was part of the side and captained the team for a season. He was one of the few cricketers who came back to the Mumbai team after serious illness ruled him out for a couple of seasons. He played 10 seasons for Mumbai in the 60s and 70s.
