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Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the fourth-most populous country subdivision globally.
The Mumbai cricket team is a cricket team which represents Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. It is governed by Mumbai Cricket Association. Its home ground is Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate.
The Mumbai Cricket Association is the governing body for cricket in Mumbai and surrounding regions such as Thane, Palghar district and Navi Mumbai. Its headquarter is situated at Cricket centre in Churchgate, Mumbai.
Dehu Road Cantt, is a military cantonment in the city of Pune, India, which was established in October 1958. The Dehu Ordnance Depot and Dehu Ammunition Depot was set up in the 1940s.
The DY Patil Stadium is a multi-purpose sports arena in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
The institute is approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, and the Government of Maharashtra, permanently affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, and has recognition under section 2(F) and 12(B) of. The institute is adjudged as Grade 'A' by the Government of Maharashtra. The institute is Accredited by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an ‘A’ Grade and accredited by HLACT International. It is the only institute in Nashik to be grouped thrice under the “Platinum Category” by the AICTE-CII Survey of Industry Linked Institutes and according to the NIRF ranking survey 2016 ranked 85th amongst all engineering institutes in India. The Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of the institute is a blend of senior experienced and young dynamic faculty members devoted to the noble cause of education. Many of our students were the toppers in the university examinations and are in great demand from Multinational Companies in India and Abroad. Our training and placement wing tries hard to seek good jobs for our students. In addition to academics, the students are engaged in sports and cultural activities to provide a healthy relief from a rigorous routine. The institute has spacious grounds and the modern facilities for both indoor and outdoor games and an ultra-modern Gymnasium for bodybuilding and fitness. Due to able and proper guidance and motivation, many of our students have topped at University, National, and International levels and different sports events.
Institute of Management and Computer Studies (IMCOST) is a higher educationbusiness school located in Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is owned and operated by the Maharashtra Cricket Association.
Christianity is a minority religion in Maharashtra, a state of India. Approximately 79.8% of the population of Maharashtra are Hindus, with Christian adherents being 1.0% of the population. The Roman Catholic archdiocese whose seat is in Maharashtra is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay. There are two different Christian ethnic communities in Maharashtra: the Bombay East Indians, who are predominantly Roman Catholic, and the Marathi Christians, who are predominantly Protestant with a small Roman Catholic population.
The Maharashtra Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket in the Maharashtra state of India. Its Maharashtra cricket team represent Maharashtra state in Indian cricket. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Maharashtra Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is headed by Director General of Police, Mrs. Rashmi Shukla (IPS), and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The Pavana River is a notable river crossing the city of Pune, in Maharashtra state of India. The river originates south of Lonavala from the Western Ghats, and flows a total of nearly 60 kilometres (37 mi) to meet the Mula river in Pune City.
Pune Warriors India were a franchise Twenty20 cricket team that represented the city of Pune in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was one of two IPL franchises from the Indian state of Maharashtra, the other being Mumbai Indians. It was one of two new franchises added to the IPL for the 2011 season, alongside the also-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The team was owned by Sahara Group Sports Limited, a group company of the Indian business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar. The team's home ground was the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium located in Gahunje, Pune.
Popular games and sports in Pune include athletics, cricket, basketball, badminton, field hockey, football, tennis, kabaddi, paragliding, kho-kho, rowing and chess. The Pune International Marathon is an annual marathon conducted in Pune. The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune.
Sports play an integral part of culture in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Cricket is the most popular spectator sport in the state. Other popular sports include kabaddi and kho kho, which are played in rural areas, and field hockey, badminton, and table tennis, which are more common in urban areas, schools, and colleges. In the state's southern rural regions, annual wrestling championships such as Hind Kesari and Maharashtra Kesari are held. Games like Viti-Dandu and variations of Tag are played among children.
The 2016 Indian Premier League season was the ninth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The season began on 9 April 2016, and concluded on 29 May 2016 with the playing of the finals match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Rising Pune Supergiant was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and as a finalist in 2017. It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors India. The team, along with Gujarat Lions, featured as two-season replacements for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who were suspended due to their involvement in illegal betting by their respective owners.
Dnyaneshwar Chandrashekhar Agashe was an Indian businessman, cricketer, cricket administrator and philanthropist. He is best remembered for founding the Suvarna Sahakari Bank in 1969, and the scandal following the bank's alleged scam case in 2008. He played first-class cricket for Maharashtra between 1962 and 1968, and served as managing director of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate from 1986 to 1996. He was twice elected vice president of Board of Control for Cricket in India, serving his second and final term from 1995 to 1999.
Ashutosh Dnyaneshwar Agashe is an Indian cricket player and businessman. He played the Ranji Trophy for the Maharashtra cricket team from 1996 to 1999. He has served as the managing director of Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. since 1996.
Nandan Hanmant Phadnis is an Indian cricketer who played first class from 1986 to 1992 and List A cricket from 1986 to 1996 at the Ranji Trophy and the Wills Trophy for the Maharashtra cricket team as a wicket-keeper and batsman. Since 1998, he has served as an umpire for List A and Twenty20 cricket.