Arun Jaitley stadium: Check out the stats of Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium

Arun Jaitley stadium: The Feroz Shah Kotla stadium renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium is a renowned and historic cricket ground in India, having been established as a cricket venue in 1883. Despite undergoing extensive renovations, the stadium has preserved its legacy and now boasts modern facilities for hosting international cricket matches. The stadium is particularly famous for Anil Kumble’s incredible achievement of taking ten wickets in a single Test innings against Pakistan. Despite this, the ground is known for being a batting-friendly environment, due to the generally docile nature of the pitches.

Indian team at Arun Jaitley Stadium

The Indian cricket team has experienced great success at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. During the period of 1993 to 2007, they won seven consecutive Test matches at this ground. In their recent history, India has emerged victorious in nine of their last ten Tests at the Kotla, with the only draw. Their last Test defeat at this stadium occurred in 1987 when they were bowled out for a low score of 75 in the first innings.

India’s ODI performance at the Kotla is also impressive, as they have won six games since April 2005 and not lost any, with one game cancelled and one ending with no result. The last time India suffered a defeat in an ODI at the Kotla was against Pakistan, who won by 159 runs, allowing them to take the series 4-2 after India had established an early 2-0 lead.

ARun Jaitley stadium Records

• Sunil Gavaskar scored his 29th Test century at the Kotla in 1983, tying Sir Donald Bradman’s record for the most number of Test centuries
• In 1999, Anil Kumble achieved the feat of taking all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, becoming only the second bowler after Jim Laker to do so.
• Sachin Tendulkar broke Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 34 Test centuries in 2005, registering his 35th Test century in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.

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Pitch behaviour

Throughout its history, the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch has generally favored batsmen. However, in December 2009, the Kotla pitch received heavy criticism after a One Day International (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka had to be abandoned. The pitch was deemed unacceptable and dangerous due to instances of uneven bounce, leading the match officials to cancel the game for the safety of the players.

Based on the referee’s report of the match, the stadium was at risk of being banned for a period of one to two years. If the ban had lasted more than 14 months, the stadium would have missed out on hosting any games during the 2011 World Cup. However, the International Cricket Council (ICC) only imposed a 12-month ban, which allowed the Kotla to host its allocation of four World Cup games, including India’s match against the Netherlands.