Shivaji Park

Mumbai's great open maidan, where Sachin Tendulkar and generations of cricketers learned the game.

Laid out in the 1920s as part of the planned Dadar scheme, Shivaji Park is the largest park in the island city. Dozens of cricket matches run at the same time on weekends. The surrounding katta (low wall) is where Dadar meets in the evening, and the area is lined with old Art Deco buildings.