Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is not concerned about not being allotted a Test match during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy early next year. On Thursday, the BCCI announced that Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad will host the high-profile five-Test series between India and Australia in January-February next year. The MCA will instead host the third ODI between India and Zimbabwe on January 9.“Everybody has been calling me all day that I won’t get a Test match. To be honest, we are very happy with whatever BCCI is giving us. We will do a great job in hosting Zimbabwe for the ODIs,” MCA president Ajinkya Naik said at a function hosted by Khar Gymkhana to celebrate MCA’s achievement of winning the BCCI ‘Best Association’ award for three consecutive years.Later, while talking to reporters at an event on Thursday, Naik reiterated that the MCA had taken the BCCI’s decision in good spirit. “All matches are important, be it a Ranji Trophy match, an international match, IPL or a club match. All matches are the same for us,” he said.Asked if he was disappointed with the distribution of matches in Mumbai, Naik said, “We are happy to have cricket in Mumbai and will continue to work to improve the game. Whatever our parent association gives us, we make sure we follow it. We strictly implement all SOPs.”When asked if the Wankhede Stadium was not allotted the India-Australia Test for hosting up to eight matches during the 2026 T20 World Cup, Naik said, “Whatever the BCCI directs us, we make sure we implement it.”When asked whether Test series like India-Australia or India-England should be restricted to four or five major centres, similar to England and Australia, Naik said: “I can only speak on behalf of the MCA. Whatever decision we take is taken through our Apex Council. If it concerns the BCCI, you will have to ask the BCCI. I cannot comment on that.”
