 Arun Jaitley stadium, New Delhi | |
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| Former names | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium |
|---|---|
| Public transit |  Delhi Gate |
| Owner | Delhi & District Cricket Association |
| Operator | Delhi & District Cricket Association |
| Capacity | 35,200[1] |
| Surface | Grass (Oval) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1883 |
| Renovated | 2023 |
| Construction cost | ₹114.5 crore |
| Ground information | |
| Location | Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Delhi |
| Coordinates | 28°38′16″N 77°14′35″E / 28.63778°N 77.24306°E |
| Establishment | 1882 |
| Owner | Utpal Kant |
| Tenants | India national cricket team Delhi cricket team Delhi Capitals |
| End names | |
Stadium End  Pavilion End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 10–14 November 1948: India v  West Indies |
| Last Test | 17–19 February 2023: India v  Australia |
| First ODI | 15 September 1982: India v  Sri Lanka |
| Last ODI | 6 November 2023: Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh |
| First T20I | 23 March 2016: Afghanistan v  England |
| Last T20I | 9 October 2024: India v Bangladesh |
| First women's Test | 12–14 November 1976: India v West Indies |
| Last women's Test | 21–24 January 1984: India v Australia |
| First WODI | 19 February 1985: India v  New Zealand |
| Last WODI | 9 December 1997: India v Sri Lanka |
| First WT20I | 15 March 2016: New Zealand v Sri Lanka |
| Last WT20I | 30 March 2016: New Zealand v England |
| As of 9 October 2024 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
The Arun Jaitley Stadium is a cricket stadium owned and operated by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) and located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.[2][3] It was established in 1883 as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, and named after the nearby Kotla fort. It is the second oldest functional international cricket stadium in India, after the Eden Gardens of Kolkata. As of 25 October 2019, it has hosted 36 Tests, 29 ODIs and 6 T20I.
In a 2017 felicitation ceremony, the DDCA named four stands of the stadium after former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, former India all-rounder Mohinder Amarnath, former India and Delhi opener Gautam Gambhir. The home team's dressing room was named after Raman Lamba and the away dressing room after Prakash Bhandari.[4]
On 12 September 2019, the stadium was renamed in memory of former DDCA President and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, after his death on 24 August 2019. DDCA president Rajat Sharma said: "It was Arun Jaitley's support and encouragement that players like Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Ashish Nehra, Rishabh Pant and many others could make India proud."[5] Arun Jaitley has also been credited with turning the stadium into a modern facility, increasing its seating capacity and building better facilities for players during his tenure as DDCA president. The stadium was officially renamed at a function that took place on 12 September 2019. One of the stands of the stadium was named after former Indian captain Virat Kohli on the same date. The name change has been criticised by former Indian captain Bishan Singh Bedi.[6] After announcing the name change, DDCA clarified that only the stadium had been renamed and that the ground would be still called the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground.
As of 2024, the India national cricket team had been undefeated for over 37 years in Test matches.[7] India's 11-year unbeaten run in ODIs was brought to an end during New Zealand's tour of India in 2016-17 where New Zealand defeated India by 6 runs.[8]
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 - Media Guide" (PDF). ICC. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Stadium Details".
- ^ "DDCA renames Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium". The Times of India. 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Feroz Shah Kotla to name stands after Bedi, Amarnath". Cricbuzz. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium renamed after Arun Jaitley, pavilion stand unveiled as Virat Kohli stand". indiatoday.in. India Today Group. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Bishan Singh Bedi to DDCA: Remove my name from Kotla stand, cancel my membership". ESPN. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Indian record at the Kotla
- ^ "IND: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Cricket Ground ODI match team match results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2024.