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owned and operated the
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(DDCA) and located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi. 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
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of Kolkata. As of 25 October 2019, it has hosted 34 Tests, 25 ODIs and 6 T20I. In a 2017 felicitation ceremony, the DDCA named four stands of the stadium after former India captain
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, former India all-rounder Mohinder Amarnath, former India and Delhi opener Gautam Gambhir. The home team's dressing room was named after
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and the away dressing room after
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. 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." 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 Bishan Singh Bedi (; born 25 September 1946) is a former Indian cricketer who was primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979 and formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet. He played a total ...
. 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 2017, the India national cricket team had been undefeated for over 28 years in Test matches and for over 10 years in ODI matches at this ground.


History

The first Test match at this venue was played on 10 November 1948 when India took on the West Indies.


Records

In 1952, playing against Pakistan, Hemu Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed were involved in a record tenth wicket stand of 111 runs – a record that still stands. In 1965,
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, in his debut series, demolished the New Zealand line up with figures of 8 for 72 and 4 for 80. In 1969–70, Bishen Singh Bedi and
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combined to spin India to a famous seven wicket win over
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, the duo picking 18 wickets between themselves.Feroz Shah Kotla
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In 1981, Geoff Boycott surpassed Gary Sobers' world record test aggregate. In 1983, Sunil Gavaskar hit his 29th test ton in this ground to equal
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's then record tally of 29 centuries. In 1999, Anil Kumble took all 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan, to become only the second bowler to achieve this feat after Jim Laker. In December 2005, Sachin Tendulkar scored his 35th test century against
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to break Sunil Gavaskar record of the most test centuries.


2009 Dangerous pitch

On 27 December 2009, an ODI match between India and Sri Lanka was called off because pitch conditions were classed as unfit to host a match. Based on match referee's report of the match, the ground was banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for 12 months. International cricket returned as stadium at the
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.


Indian Premier League

Since 2008 the stadium has been the home of the Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) of the Indian Premier League.


2017 Smog incident

During the second day of third test of Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2017-18 at Delhi, smog forced Sri Lanka cricketers to stop play and wear anti-pollution masks, a rare sight in terms of play interruptions. Cricketer
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reported to have shortness of breath.
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, coach of Sri Lankan cricket team, reported that cricketer Suranga Lakmal had vomited regularly due to severe pollution effect on the Delhi ground. There was a haltage of play between 12:32pm to 12:49pm, which caused Indian coach Ravi Shastri to come out to consult with the on-field umpires. BCCI president C. K. Khanna accused the Sri Lankan team of making fuss while Indian spectators called the team "melodramatic". On day 4, India's Mohammed Shami was also seen vomiting on the field. Following the match, both participating countries criticised the choice to play the Test in Delhi with the high levels of pollution. The Sri Lanka manager
Asanka Gurusinha Deshabandu Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha (born 16 September 1966) is a Sri Lankan Australian former international cricketer who had an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a key member fo ...
said that both teams were using oxygen cylinders in their dressing rooms due to breathing difficulties, and suggested the use of air-quality meters in future fixtures. President of the Indian Medical Association, KK Agarwal, said that playing in such conditions could result in
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and
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, and recommended the inclusion of atmospheric pollution as a factor in the assessment criteria for a match.


Statistics

Indian cricket team have won 10 test matches here until date out of 18 test matches.(Matches which have loss or win) * Most successful team overall:- India - 10 wins * Most successful visiting team:- England – 3 wins * Highest Innings Score : 644/8 by West Indies on 6 February 1959 * Lowest Innings Score : 75 all out by India on 25 November 1987 * Wins Batting First : 5 * Wins Bowling First : 13 * Average Innings Score :285 * Most Runs : Sachin Tendulkar (759 runs) * Highest Individual Score : 243 by Virat Kohli v Sri Lanka on 3 December 2017 * Most Successful Bowler : Anil Kumble (58 wickets)


Various format records


Test record

The highest test score on this ground is by the West Indies, when they scored 644–8 in 1959 and 631 all out in 1948. The next highest score was made by India scoring 613–7 in 2008. The most runs scored here is by Dilip Vengsarkar (673 runs), followed by Sunil Gavaskar (668 runs) and Sachin Tendulkar (643 runs). The most wickets taken here is by Anil Kumble (58 wickets), followed by Kapil Dev (32 wickets) and
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(27 wickets).


ODI record

* Only two times has a team scored 300+ runs in an innings . * The Highest ODI total on this ground is 330/8, scored by the West Indies against the Netherlands at the
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. * 8 batsmen have scored ODI centuries -
Roy Dias Roy Luke Dias (born 18 October 1952) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played Tests and ODIs for Sri Lanka. An elegant and stylish right-handed batsman he played 20 Test matches and became the first Sri Lankan to hit 1,000 Test runs. He ...
(Sri Lanka), Sachin Tendulkar (India),
Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer. Ponting was captain of the Australian national team during its "golden era", between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 20 ...
(Australia), Nick Knight (England), AB de Villiers (South Africa), Virat Kohli (India),
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(New Zealand), Usman Khawaja (Australia) * Viv Richards (West Indies) took 6 wicket against India in 1989.


ODI Cricket World Cup

This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches when India hosted the Cricket World Cup in
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Twenty20 internationals


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The ground was selected to host matches in the
2016 ICC World Twenty20 The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20, the world championship of Twenty20 International cricket. It was held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016, and was the first edition to be hosted by India. Seven ...
. Three matches from Group A were scheduled to be played here as well as one semi-final. The first ever Twenty20 International held at the ground was a Group A match between England and Afghanistan.


Indian cricket team matches

The ground hosted a T20I match on 1 November 2017 between India and New Zealand, the first ever Indian International Twenty-20 at this ground and also the last international match for Ashish Nehra. On the eve of his farewell game, the DDCA renamed one end of the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground as "Ashish Nehra End" for one day, making Nehra the second bowler in cricket history, after James Anderson (cricketer), to have bowled from an end named after him. The first match of the Bangladesh tour of India 2019–20, the T20I in Delhi, was the 1,000th men's Twenty20 International match was played on 3 November 2019. Bangladesh won the match by seven wickets, to record their first ever victory against India in the format.


Accessibility

Road: Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Delhi Metro:
Delhi Gate metro station Delhi Gate is a station on the Delhi Metro system. The station Station layout Facilities Connections It has a connection of Arun Jaitley Stadium. Bus Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 19B, 39, 39A, 39STL, 88A, 114ST, 120B, ...
. Air: Indira Gandhi International Airport.


See also

* List of Test cricket grounds * List of international cricket centuries at the AJS * List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the AJS


References


Arun Jaitley Stadium
at Government of Delhi


External links


Arun Jaitley Stadium Layout




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