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Feroz Shah Kotla Ground

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
फिरोज शाह कोटला ग्राउंड
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Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium
Ground information
Location Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Delhi
Coordinates 28°38′16″N 77°14′35″E / 28.63778°N 77.24306°E / 28.63778; 77.24306Coordinates: 28°38′16″N 77°14′35″E / 28.63778°N 77.24306°E / 28.63778; 77.24306
Establishment 1883
Capacity 41,820
Owner Delhi District Cricket Association
Operator Delhi District Cricket Association
Tenants Indian cricket team
Delhi cricket team
Delhi Daredevils
End names
Stadium End
Pavilion End
International information
First Test 10–14 November 1948:
 India v  West Indies
Last Test 3–7 December 2015:
 India v  South Africa
First ODI 15 September 1982:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI 20 October 2016:
 India v  New Zealand
First T20I 23 March 2016:
 Afghanistan v  England
Last T20I 30 March 2016:
 New Zealand v  England
As of 21 October 2016

The Feroz Shah Kotla Ground is a cricket ground located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi. It was established in 1883 and is the second oldest international cricket stadium still functional in India, after the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. As of 2016, the India national cricket team has been undefeated for over 28 years in Test matches and for over 10 years in ODI matches at this ground. The ground is known for Anil Kumble's 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan, Sachin Tendulkar's 35th test ton to overcome Sunil Gavaskar to become the batsman with the most international Test centuries and formerly Gavaskar's 29th test ton to equal Don Bradman's tally of 29 centuries.

The first Test match at this venue was played on 10 November 1948 when India took on the West Indies. It is owned and operated by the DDCA (Delhi District Cricket Association). In 1952, playing against Pakistan, Hemu Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed were involved in a record tenth wicket stand of 109 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, the duo picking 18 wickets between themselves. In 1981, Geoff Boycott surpassed Gary Sobers' world record test aggregate. In 1983–84, Sunil Gavaskar scored his 29th century to equal Don Bradman's long standing record for the highest number of hundreds in Test cricket. In 1999–2000, in a match against Pakistan, Anil Kumble took 10 for 74 in fourth inning of a Test Match and became the second person to take 10 wickets in an innings after Jim Laker. In 2005–06, at the same ground, Sachin Tendulkar broke Gavaskar's record of most centuries with his 35th Test century.


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