The Wankhede Stadium is in the Indian city of Mumbai, and will be host to the 2011 Cricket World Cup.  The stadium was built after  a dispute between two other cricket grounds in India over ticket allocations. The stadium is named after a politician, SK Wankhede, who was the secretary of the Mumbai Cricket Association.

He instigated the build of the stadium, which was commissioned by the Mumbai Cricket Association. The building work was completed in 1975 just in time to host the final test between India and the West Indies. Since its erection, it has become the main cricket ground in Mumbai, taking over from Brabourne Stadium. The architect for the building of Wankhede Stadium was Shashi Prabhu.

The ICC approved Wankhede Stadium at the end of January as the host stadium after the Eden Gardens ground was ruled as inappropriate earlier. Wankhede Stadium has recently undergone extensive renovations in preparation for the 2011 World Cup.  The renovation has included a set of brand new seats, hard pitching, new toilets and better lighting.

Some renovation work was carried out in 1995 when the lights were added and the stadium was upgraded in order to allow night games to be hosted. The stadium subsequently hosted the Cricket World Cup in 1996, involving Australia and India. For the 2011 games, the main entrance has also been widened, as well as the drainage improved and the capacity has been increased to enable more spectators. This has been done by demolishing the north and south stands, and rebuilding them.

The Wankhede Stadium has been home to many an exciting game, including the Jubilee Test in 1980. This cricket pitch at Wankhede is well known for being bowler friendly, being a spinner and pace friendly ground. For spin bowlers, it allows for spin and bounce techniques, and for fast bowlers it offers swing early in the daytime due to its close proximity to the ocean.

The ground has a capacity of 45,000, offering plenty of seating for spectators. The new stadium looks quite modern and very smart indeed. Mumbai, home of Wankhede Stadium is the cricket capital of India. Mumbai was formerly known as Bombay, and is the capital of the Maharashtra state. It is the most populated city in all of India, and is so populated that it is even the second most populated city in the entire world. The population is around 14 million people.

Every time India has hosted the Cricket World Cup, the Wankhede Stadium has housed the matches including the 1987 World Cup matches between India and Zimbabwe, and India and England. The 1996 Cricket World Cup was also held here when Australia played against India. In 2011 the stadium will not only host the Cricket World Cup once more, but also a few other group games throughout the year.

It has recently come to light in the news that the state government will be implementing parking restrictions around the site of the stadium, there will therefore be no parking for spectators.