Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium
cricket stadium in Delhi
The Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium (formerly Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium) is a cricket stadium owned and operated by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) and located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, though part of Central Delhi, Delhi, India. It was established in 1883 as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, and named after the nearby Kotla fort. It is situated on land that is a historical part of Ferozabad, the 14th-century city established by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq in 1354 CE. It is within the fortified city and shares historical proximity with the surviving structures of the Kotla complex, such as the Jami Masjid. It is the second-oldest functional international cricket stadium in India, after the Eden Gardens of Kolkata. As of 12 February 2026, it has hosted 36 Tests, 29 ODIs, and 10 T20Is.
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, and former India and Delhi opener Gautam Gambhir. The home team's dressing room was named after the late Raman Lamba and the away dressing room after Prakash Bhandari.
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. 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.
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