GUWAHATI: Authorities from Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) have decided to rename the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi to Arun Jaitley Stadium in memory of the former finance minister on August 27.
The renaming will take place on September 12 at a function where a stand at the Kotla stadium will be named after India captain Virat Kohli.
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DDCA took to Twitter and stated, "Kotla to be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium. In a fitting tribute to its former president Arun Jaitley, @delhi_cricket has decided to name the stadium after him. Mr. Jaitley, who passed away on August 24, was president of the DDCA from 1999 to 2013."
"It was Arun Jaitley's support and encouragement that players like Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Ashish Nehra, Rishabh Pant and many others could make India proud," said DDCA president Rajat Sharma.
It is to be mentioned that the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium is the second-oldest cricket stadium in India, established in 1883, after Kolkata's Eden Gardens.