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The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Thursday renamed the Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium after former union minister and DDCA president Arun Jaitley, who died last month.
Meanwhile, a stand at Feroz Shah Kotla was named after India captain Virat Kohli. This all happened at a function held at the Weightlifting Auditorium of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
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“When I decided to name a stand in honour of Virat Kohli, I told this first to Arun Jaitley ji. He told me this is a good decision because there is no better player than Virat in world cricket,” Rajat Sharma said during the function.
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Captain Kohli also walked down the memory lane to recall one of the anecdotes related to Delhi’s famous cricket venue.
“When I left home today, I told my family one anecdote…I remember getting a ticket to watch a game in 2001 at the stadium and asking for autographs from players… So today to have a pavilion in my name at the same stadium is surreal and a great honour,” said Kohli.
The right-handed batsman also took to Twitter to write: “Thank you @delhi_cricket and @BCCI for bestowing this honour upon me. The pavilion will remind me of my journey in life and in cricket but most importantly I hope it will serve as an inspiration for the next generation of young cricketers of our nation.”
See the tweet:
Thank you @delhi_cricket and @BCCI for bestowing this honour upon me. The pavilion will remind me of my journey in life and in cricket but most importantly I hope it will serve as an inspiration for the next generation of young cricketers of our nation.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 12, 2019
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