Ajinkya Rahane has been allotted a 2,000 square-meter plot in Bandra by the Maharashtra government to establish a sports facility, including a cricket academy. The plot was previously allocated to Sunil Gavaskar but remained unused.

The plot will be leased out to Rahane for a period of 30 years for a premium of ₹4.88 crore and lease rent as per prevailing rates of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), wh

Earlier, this plot was allotted to cricketer Sunil  Gavaskar in 1988 for an indoor cricket testing centre. But since no work was done on this plot, the government had taken it back.

This plot, allotted to Sunil Gavaskar Cricket Foundation Trust, was returned to the state government by the cricket legend in May 2022.