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The '''Arun Jaitley Stadium''' is a [[cricket]] [[stadium]] owned and operated 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 web|title=DDCA renames Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium|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. | The '''Arun Jaitley Stadium''' ({{lang-hi|अरुण जेटली स्टेडियम}}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ارون جیٹلی اسٹیڈیم}}}}, {{lang-pa|ਅਰੁਣ ਜੇਤਲੀ ਸਟੇਡੀਅਮ}}) is a [[cricket]] [[stadium]] owned and operated 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 web|title=DDCA renames Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium|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 | access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref> | 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 | access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref> | ||