The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president has confirmed that they’ve begun work to acquire a site to build their new stadium in Navi Mumbai, with a capacity of 100,000.

MCA President Ajinkya Naik has visited with Vijay Singh, CIDCO's managing director, in recent weeks, and the association hopes to secure a land piece soon.

“A few months ago, Hon’ble Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed a vision that the Mumbai Cricket Association should strive to build a stadium with a capacity of 100,000. Considering the tremendous enthusiasm of cricket fans and the rich legacy of our association, the Honorable CM has been very positive about this project and its potential implementation in Navi Mumbai, where we can develop a truly world-class stadium with modern amenities. I have met Vijay Singhal, Managing Director of CIDCO, on multiple occasions, and the MCA has initiated the necessary processes to take this vision forward,” Naik was quoted as saying by the Indian Express.

In May 2025, Fadnavis vowed in a public function to allot land to MCA for the construction of a new stadium with a capacity of 100,000.

“Last year, Kale (late MCA president Amol Kale) and Ajinkya Naik (the current MCA president) had come to me with a request that the MCA needed to build one more stadium of a minimum 100,000-crowd capacity. And now today, I’m assuring Ajinkya that if you come with a proposal, then the Maharashtra government will give you an appropriate good piece of land for the MCA to build its own big stadium, which can seat 100,000 spectators,” Fadnavis had said while renaming the stands at Wankhede Stadium in 2025.

The MCA president will meet with Fadnavis soon to discuss the same issue and propose more steps to expedite the project.

Mumbai currently possesses Wankhede Stadium, which hosts all international and domestic matches. With a seating capacity of 33,108 and increasing fan demand, MCA wants to build a larger stadium to accommodate more fans.