India skipper Rohit Sharma might get a stand named after him at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, a report claimed on Tuesday (April 8).

Among active international cricketers, only Virat Kohli has been bestowed with this honour. In 2019, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) named a stand after Kohli at the Arun Jaitely Stadium.

According to a report published in The Indian Express, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) have received various requests from its board members to name "stands and walking bridges around the Wankhede stadium after renowned personalities."

Rohit's name will be up for discussion, along with other Mumbai greats, during MCA's Apex Council meeting on April 15.

"The MCA has received requests and proposals from its club members to name stands or assorted places outside the stadium on its past presidents, Sharad Pawar, late Vilasrao Deshmukh, as well as late India captain Ajit Wadekar, late Eknath Solkar, late Dilip Sardesai, late Padmakar Shivalkar, former India captain Diana Edulji and current India captain Rohit Sharma," the report stated.

"There have been suggestions from members and the final decision will be taken by the general body members of the Mumbai Cricket Association," MCA president Ajinkya Naik told The Indian Express.

Rohit captained India to two ICC trophy triumphs -- T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025 -- in the last nine months, a feat no Mumbai player has achieved.

As per The Indian Express, "the MCA currently has one unattributed Grand Stand available above its president's box which they can name inside the stadium. The East Stand is named on one of India's finest openers Sunil Gavaskar, which is a common man's stand. West Stand is in the name of Vijay Merchant, North has been named after Dilip Vengsarkar and Sachin Tendulkar. The media gallery has been named after late Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray. In 2022, MCA decided to have a life size statue of Tendulkar inside the stadium."

Meanwhile, former BCCI and MCA official Ratnakar Shetty has demanded a stand named after the legendary Ajit Wadekar, who passed away in 2018.

The MCA had expressed desire to name its lounge after Wadekar a few years ago but the request was denied by his family, who wanted a stand named after him.

"MCA wanted to name the lounge after him, this issue of naming a stand after him has been pending for the last four years. We have raised this again. The Grand Stand which is above the president's box is the ideal place as it doesn't have any other names in the stand. He deserves more than anybody else after all he was India Test captain, and under him Mumbai won many Ranji Trophies. He served as MCA office-bearer and played roles at multiple levels. The issue needs to be looked at again," Shetty was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.