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{{short description|Cricket stadium in New Delhi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium
| former names = Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium
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| caption = Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi
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| location = [[Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg]],Near [[Delhi Gate, Delhi|Delhi Gate]], [[Delhi]]
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| opened = 1883
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| owner = [[Delhi & District Cricket Association]]
| operator = Delhi & District Cricket Association
| surface = Grass (Oval)
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| construction_cost = ₹114.5 crore
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| capacity = 41,842<ref name="cricbuzz.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-venues/51/feroz-shah-kotla|title= Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi details, matches, stats - Cricbuzz |publisher=Cricbuzz|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref>
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| publictransit = {{ric|Delhi Metro}} {{rcb|Delhi Metro|Violet|croute}} [[Delhi Gate metro station|Delhi Gate]]
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| country = India
| location = [[Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg]], [[Delhi]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Delhi]]##Location within [[Delhi]]##Location within India
| establishment = 1882
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| owner = Utpal Kant
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| end2 = Pavilion End
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| firsttestdate = 10–14 November
| firsttestyear = 1948
| firsttesthome = India
| firsttestaway = West Indies
| lasttestdate = 17–19 February
| lasttestyear = 2023
| lasttesthome = India
| lasttestaway = Australia
| firstodidate = 15 September
| firstodiyear = 1982
| firstodihome = India
| firstodiaway = Sri Lanka
| lastodidate = 11 October
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodihome = India
| lastodiaway = Afghanistan
| firstt20idate = 23 March
| firstt20iyear = 2016
| firstt20ihome = Afghanistan
| firstt20ihomevar = 2013
| firstt20iaway = England
| lastt20idate = 9 June
| lastt20iyear = 2022
| lastt20ihome = India
| lastt20iaway = South Africa
| firstwtestdate = 12–14 November
| firstwtestyear = 1976
| firstwtesthome = India
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| lastwtesthome = India
| lastwtestaway = Australia
| firstwodidate = 19 February
| firstwodiyear = 1985
| firstwodihome = India
| firstwodiaway = New Zealand
| lastwodidate = 9 December
| lastwodiyear = 1997
| lastwodihome = India
| lastwodiaway = Sri Lanka
| firstwt20idate = 15 March
| firstwt20iyear = 2016
| firstwt20ihome = New Zealand
| firstwt20iaway = Sri Lanka
| lastwt20idate = 30 March
| lastwt20iyear = 2016
| lastwt20ihome = New Zealand
| lastwt20iaway = England
| date = 7 October
| year = 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58040.html CricInfo
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The '''Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium''' ({{lang-hi|अरुण जेटली क्रिकेट स्टेडियम}}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ارون جیٹلی کرکٹ اسٹیڈیم}}}}, {{lang-pa|ਅਰੁਣ ਜੇਤਲੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟ ਸਟੇਡੀਅਮ}}) is a [[cricket]] [[stadium]] owned and operated by the [[Delhi & District Cricket Association]] (DDCA) and located on [[Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg]], [[New Delhi]].<ref name="cricwindow.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricwindow.com/Venues/Feroz-Shah-Kotla-New-Delhi.html|title = Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Stadium Details}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=DDCA renames Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium|newspaper= The Times of India|date= 12 September 2019|url= https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/news/ddca-renames-feroz-shah-kotla-as-arun-jaitley-stadium/amp_articleshow/71100230.cms}}</ref> It was established in 1883 as the '''Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium''', and named after the nearby [[Feroz Shah Kotla|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 34 Tests, 25 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 cricket team|Delhi]] opener [[Gautam Gambhir]]. The home team's dressing room was named after [[Raman Lamba]] and the away dressing room after [[Prakash Bhandari]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/98488/feroz-shah-kotla-stadium-to-name-stands-after-former-india-cricket-team-players-bishan-singh-bedi-mohinder-amarnath |title=Feroz Shah Kotla to name stands after Bedi, Amarnath |work=Cricbuzz |date=21 November 2017 | access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref>

On 12 September 2019, the stadium was renamed in memory of former [[Delhi & District Cricket Association|DDCA President]] and [[Minister of Finance (India)|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."<ref>{{cite web |title=Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium renamed after Arun Jaitley, pavilion stand unveiled as Virat Kohli stand |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/feroz-shah-kotla-stadium-renamed-after-arun-jaitley-pavilion-stand-unveiled-as-virat-kohli-stand-1598525-2019-09-12 |website=indiatoday.in |publisher=India Today Group |access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-23|title=Bishan Singh Bedi to DDCA: Remove my name from Kotla stand, cancel my membership|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30586568/bishan-singh-bedi-ddca-remove-my-name-kotla-stand-cancel-my-membership|access-date=2020-12-23|website=ESPN|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=333;type=ground Indian record at the Kotla]</ref>

==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 national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Hemu Adhikari]] and [[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]] were involved in a record tenth wicket stand of 111 runs – a record that still stands. In 1965, [[S Venkataraghavan]], 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 [[Erapalli Prasanna]] combined to spin India to a famous seven wicket win over [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], the duo picking 18 wickets between themselves.<ref name="fr">[http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58040.html Feroz Shah Kotla] crickinfo.com</ref>
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 [[Don Bradman]]'s then record tally of 29 centuries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of India vs West Indies 2nd Test 1983 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1983-84-61939/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-63351/full-scorecard|access-date=2022-11-24|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 1999, [[Anil Kumble]] took all 10 wickets in an innings against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], to become only the second bowler to achieve this feat after [[Jim Laker]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of India vs Pakistan 2nd Test 1999 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15864/scorecard/63829/india-vs-pakistan-2nd-test-pakistan-tour-of-india-1998-99|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>

In December 2005, [[Sachin Tendulkar]] scored his 35th test century against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] to break Sunil Gavaskar record of the most test centuries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tendulkar reaches 35th Test century {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23058059/tendulkar-reaches-35th-test-century|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== 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 [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2010/01/21/no-international-matches-in-ferozshah-kotla-until-2010-end-icc-67660/ |title=No International matches in Feroze Shah Kotla until end 2010 |access-date=12 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210947/http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2010/01/21/no-international-matches-in-ferozshah-kotla-until-2010-end-icc-67660/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===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 [[Lahiru Gamage]] reported to have [[shortness of breath]].<ref>{{Cite news| title= Pollution stops play at Delhi test match as bowlers struggle to breathe|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/03/pollution-stops-play-at-delhi-test-match-as-bowlers-struggle-to-breathe}}</ref> [[Nic Pothas]], 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.<ref name="SmogNDTV">{{Cite news| title=India vs Sri Lanka 3rd test angry Ravi Shastri marched on to the field twitter trolled him| publisher=NDTV sports| access-date=4 December 2017| url=https://amp.sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-sri-lanka-2017-18/india-vs-sri-lanka-3rd-test-angry-ravi-shastri-marched-on-to-the-field-twitter-trolled-him-1783278?akamai-rum=off| archive-date=31 October 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031175252/https://amp.sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-sri-lanka-2017-18/india-vs-sri-lanka-3rd-test-angry-ravi-shastri-marched-on-to-the-field-twitter-trolled-him-1783278?akamai-rum=off| url-status=dead}}</ref> BCCI president C. K. Khanna accused the Sri Lankan team of making fuss while Indian spectators called the team "melodramatic".<ref>{{cite news |title=Pollution In Delhi Is So Bad That Sri Lankan Cricketers Are Vomiting After Fielding For A Day |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/pollution-in-delhi-is-so-bad-that-sri-lankan-cricketers-are-vomiting-after-fielding-for-a-day-334939.html |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=IndiaTimes |agency=IndiaTimes |publisher=IndiaTimes |date=4 December 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref> On day 4, India's [[Mohammed Shami]] was also seen vomiting on the field.<ref name="SmogIndia">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21675222/sri-lanka-struggles-delhi-air-genuine-shikhar-dhawan |title=SL's struggles with Delhi air may be genuine - Dhawan |access-date=6 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=5 December 2017 }}</ref>

Following the match, both participating countries criticised the choice to play the Test in Delhi with the high levels of pollution.<ref name="postsmog">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21697391/delhi-test-draws-criticism-sl-manager-indian-medical-association |title=Delhi Test draws criticism from SL manager, Indian Medical Association |access-date=7 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> The Sri Lanka manager [[Asanka Gurusinha]] said that both teams were using oxygen cylinders in their dressing rooms due to breathing difficulties,<ref name="postsmog"/> and suggested the use of air-quality meters in future fixtures.<ref name="postsmog"/> President of the [[Indian Medical Association]], KK Agarwal, said that playing in such conditions could result in [[Respiratory disease|lung]] and [[Cardiovascular disease|heart disease]], and recommended the inclusion of atmospheric pollution as a factor in the assessment criteria for a match.<ref name="postsmog" />

==Statistics==

[[File:IndVNz2016toss.jpg|thumb|A match between India and New Zealand in 2016]]
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[[File:Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium, Delhi.jpg|thumb]]
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<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62849.html | title = West Indies tour of India, 5th Test: India v West Indies at Delhi, Feb 6-11, 1959 | access-date = 21 October 2016}}</ref>
* Lowest Innings Score : 75 all out by India on 25 November 1987<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63466.html | title = West Indies tour of India, 1st Test: India v West Indies at Delhi, Nov 25-29, 1987 | access-date = 21 October 2016}}</ref>
* 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 cricket team|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 [[R Ashwin]] (27 wickets).

=== ODI record ===
* Only twice had a team scored 300+ runs in an innings.
* The highest ODI total on this ground is 428/5, scored by South Africa against Sri Lanka at the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2&id=333&type=ground|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
* 12 batsmen have scored ODI centuries - [[Roy Dias]] (Sri Lanka), Sachin Tendulkar (India), [[Ricky Ponting]] (Australia), [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]] (England), [[AB de Villiers]] (South Africa), Virat Kohli (India), [[Kane Williamson]] (New Zealand), [[Usman Khawaja]] (Australia), [[Aiden Markram]] (South Africa), [[Rassie van der Dussen]] (South Africa), [[Quinton de Kock]] (South Africa) and [[Rohit Sharma]] (India).
* [[Viv Richards]] (West Indies) took 6 wickets 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 [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]] and [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]].

===Twenty20 internationals===
====[[2016 ICC World Twenty20]]====
The ground was selected to host matches in the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]]. 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 national cricket team|England]] and [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]].

====Indian cricket team matches====
The ground hosted a T20I match on 1 November 2017 between [[Indian Cricket Team|India]] and [[New Zealand Cricket Team|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 [[Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2019–20|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-bangladesh-1st-t20i-delhi-feroz-shah-kotla-1000th-match-preview-1615185-2019-11-02 |title=1st T20I: Bangladesh up against India, history and pollution in 1000th T20I match |work=India Today |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> Bangladesh won the match by seven wickets, to record their first ever victory against India in the format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205576.html |title=Mushfiqur Rahim's fifty seals Bangladesh's first T20I win over India |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=3 November 2019 |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>

==Accessibility==
'''Road''': [[Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg]]
bus stops : Ambedkar stadium bus stop, [[Delhi Gate, Delhi|Delhi gate]] bus stop, Saheed park bus stop, Ambedkar stadium terminal, [[Darya Ganj]], Darya Ganj Golcha Cinema

'''[[Delhi Metro]]''': [[Delhi Gate metro station|Delhi Gate Metro Station]]

'''[[Indian Railways]]''': [[Tilak Bridge railway station]] (TKJ)

'''Air''': [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]

==See also==
*[[List of Test cricket grounds]]
*[[List of international cricket centuries at Arun Jaitley Stadium|List of international cricket centuries at the AJS]]
*[[List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Arun Jaitley Stadium|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the AJS]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130630110249/http://delhigovt.nic.in/ground.asp#arc1 Arun Jaitley Stadium] at [[Government of Delhi]]

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101227121053/http://www.iplcricket.com/category/ipl-pictures/stadium-layouts/ Arun Jaitley Stadium Layout]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030704205933/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/06/stories/2003020600030300.htm Article on the ground from The Hindu]
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58040.html Stats on the ground from Cricinfo]

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