Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium to be named after late Arun Jaitley

XtraTime Web Desk: The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Tuesday has taken a decision to change the name of Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as Arun Jaitley Stadium in the memory of it’s former president who breathed his last on Saturday. The renaming process will take place on September 12 at a function where at a stand at the Kotla will be named after India captain Virat Kohli as announced earlier.
Speaking on this initiative, DDCA president Rajat Sharma said: “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.”
Jaitley, during his tenure at DDCA, is credited with renovating the stadium into a modern facility, increasing its capacity to accommodate more fans besides constructing world class dressing rooms.
The function, to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, will be graced by the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.