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Interesting Facts ICC : Interesting Facts About Test Cricket: Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium.

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Interesting Facts ICC : Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium, formerly known as the Arun Jaitley Stadium, has been home to many interesting Test and ODI records, including Anil Kumble’s 10-wicket haul in an innings and Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar breaking Bradman’s century record. It is India’s second-oldest operational cricket stadium and has been one of the Indian team’s most successful Test grounds.

Interesting Facts ICC : Interesting Facts About Test Cricket:

Interesting Facts ICC : First Test Opening: The stadium’s first Test match was played between India and the West Indies on November 10, 1948.
World Record: Anil Kumble’s 10-wicket haul in a Test innings against Pakistan in 1999 remains an incredible feat.
Century Records:

Interesting Facts ICC : Sunil Gavaskar equaled Don Bradman’s record of 29 Test centuries at the same ground in 1983.
Sachin Tendulkar broke Gavaskar’s record by scoring his 35th century against Sri Lanka in 2005.
Indian Team’s Reign: The stadium has been one of the most successful home grounds for the Indian national team, having not lost a Test match there for over 31 years.

Interesting Facts ICC : Anil Kumble became one of only two bowlers in Test history to take ten wickets in an innings, achieving this against Pakistan in 1999. His bowling figures of 10 for 75 remain the best innings figures at the stadium. As of September 2019, there have been 39 five-wicket hauls at the ground.

Interesting Facts ICC : Batsmen also hold records; Sachin Tendulkar (759 runs) and Dilip Vengsarkar (673 runs) hold the most runs in Test matches. The ground is known for its flat black soil pitch, which favors batsmen and often produces high scores.

Interesting Facts ICC : Key Test Match Records
Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar has scored 759 runs in 10 Test matches at Delhi, including two centuries and four half-centuries.
Highest Score in an Innings: The West Indies achieved the highest team total at this ground in 1959, scoring 644-8.

Interesting Facts ICC : Highest Partnership in History: Hemu Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed shared a 109-run partnership for the tenth wicket against Pakistan in 1952, a record that still stands today.
Century Records: Sunil Gavaskar equaled Don Bradman’s record by scoring his 29th Test century here in 1983.

Interesting Facts ICC v: In 2005, Sachin Tendulkar broke Gavaskar’s record by scoring his 35th Test century here.

Interesting Facts ICC : Interesting facts about ODI cricket:
First ODI: The first ODI match played at the stadium was played between India and Sri Lanka on September 15, 1982.

Interesting Facts ICC : Pitch controversy: In 2009, an ODI between India and Sri Lanka was abandoned midway due to an unsuitable pitch, resulting in the ground being banned from hosting international cricket for a year.

Interesting Facts ICC : World Cup matches: The stadium has hosted Cricket World Cup matches in 1987, 1996, 2011, and 2023.
Indian team dominance: India has performed well in many ODIs played at this ground, and India’s performance here has historically been strong.

Some other interesting facts:

Interesting Facts ICC :Naming: The stadium was established in 1883 near the Feroz Shah Kotla Fort and was later renamed after Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Interesting Facts ICC :Capacity: This stadium holds over 40,000 spectators.
IPL Ground: It is the home ground of the Delhi team in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Interesting Facts ICC: ODI and T20 Records
In the IPL: The Arun Jaitley Stadium has been a batting-friendly ground, with an average first innings score of around 163 runs.
Pitch Features: The pitch at this ground is made of black soil, which is hard and flat, helping batsmen score runs, and the boundaries are also short.

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