Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium is one of the well known cricket stadiums in India. This stadium is located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi. It was founded in the year 1883. Major national and international cricketing events ( matches) are organized here.

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi has got its name from Feroz Shah Tughlaq, one of the emperors of Delhi ( 1351-1388). The first cricket match played in this stadium was between India and West Indies( led by John Goddard). It was a test match, which was played in November, 1948. The first one day international match was played between India and SriLanka on September 15, 1982.

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium facts includes:

Flood light facility is available
Delhi District Cricket Association is the owner of this stadium
The end names of the stadium are Pavilion End and Stadium End
Delhi cricket team is the home team

Many significant cricketing events took place at the New Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. Some of the events are listed below:

Anil Kumble bagged 10 wickets playing against Pakistan
In 1958-1959, West Indies created a mammoth test total of 644/8 playing against India
In 2004-2005 Pakistan made the highest one day total of 303 playing against the home team( India)
India in 1987-1988 made the lowest test score of 75 runs against West Indies.

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium is one of the popular cricket stadiums organizing national and international cricketing tournaments over the years.