Arun Jaitley Stadium

Arun Jaitley Stadium is a cricket stadium located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.[2][3] It was established in 1883 as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, being near the Kotla fort, it is the second oldest international cricket stadium still functional in India, after the Eden Gardens of Kolkata.

As a matter of felicitation, the DDCA named four stands of the stadium after former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, former India all-rounder Mohinder Amarnath, former India opener and Delhi Ranji player Gautam Gambhir and former Indian Team captain Virat Kohli. It was also decided to name the home team’s dressing room after Raman Lamba and the opposition’s dressing room after Prakash Bhandari.[4]

As of 2016, 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.[5]

Formerly Sunil Gavaskar hit his 29th test ton in this ground to equal Don Bradman’s then record tally of 29 centuries. The ground is also known for Anil Kumble’s 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan[6] and Sachin Tendulkar’s 35th test ton to overcome Gavaskar to become the batsman with the most international Test centuries.[7] As of 25 October 2019, it has hosted 34 Tests, 25 ODIs and 6 T20I.